GLSA 201510-04: tcpdump: Multiple vulnerabilities
Severity: | normal |
Title: | tcpdump: Multiple vulnerabilities |
Date: | 10/31/2015 |
Bugs: |
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ID: | 201510-04 |
Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in tcpdump, the worst of which can allow remote attackers to cause Denial of Service condition or executive arbitrary code.Background
tcpdump is a Tool for network monitoring and data acquisition.
Affected packages
Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
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net-analyzer/tcpdump | < 4.7.4 | >= 4.7.4 | All supported architectures |
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in tcpdump. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All tcpdump users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/tcpdump-4.7.4"
References
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
Concerns?
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
Copyright 2010 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.