Debian DSA-3193-1 : tcpdump - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 81899

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in tcpdump, a command-line network traffic analyzer. These vulnerabilities might result in denial of service (application crash) or, potentially, execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the tcpdump packages.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in version 4.3.0-1+deb7u2.

For the upcoming stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 4.6.2-4.

See Also

https://packages.debian.org/source/wheezy/tcpdump

https://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3193

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 81899

File Name: debian_DSA-3193.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/18/2015

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tcpdump, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/17/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-0261, CVE-2015-2153, CVE-2015-2154, CVE-2015-2155

DSA: 3193