CVE-2015-2154 describes an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the osi_print_cksum function of tcpdump versions prior to 4.7.2. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (crash) by sending crafted checksum values for length, offset, or base pointers. With a CVSS score of 5.0, it is a low-severity vulnerability that can be exploited over the network with low complexity and no authentication, leading to availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tcpdump:tcpdump:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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