# CVE-2015-3138: print-wb.c in tcpdump before 4.7.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and process crash).

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-09-27 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

print-wb.c in tcpdump before 4.7.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and process crash).

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## References

- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-05/msg00018.html
- https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/issues/446
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1212342
- https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/3ed82f4ed0095768529afc22b923c8f7171fff70

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