CVE-2015-3138 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting tcpdump versions prior to 4.7.4, specifically within the print-wb.c component. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a segmentation fault and crash the tcpdump process. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, leading to a complete loss of availability for the affected system. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.7.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tcpdump:tcpdump:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
42.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
42.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse_project:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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