tcpdump: Multiple vulnerabilities

tcpdump: Multiple vulnerabilities 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. tcpdump 2015-10-31 2015-10-31 552632 remote 4.7.4 4.7.4

tcpdump is a Tool for network monitoring and data acquisition.

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in tcpdump. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of Service condition.

There is no known workaround at this time.

All tcpdump users should upgrade to the latest version:


      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/tcpdump-4.7.4"

CVE-2015-0261 CVE-2015-2153 CVE-2015-2154 CVE-2015-2155 BlueKnight mrueg