CVE-2014-8768

tcpdump: denial of service in verbose mode using malformed Geonet payload

Published Nov 20, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 19.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
Multiple Integer underflows in the geonet_print function in tcpdump 4.5.0 through 4.6.2, when in verbose mode, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a crafted length value in a Geonet frame.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2433-1 tcpdump vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 1:26 PM
Reserved
Nov 13, 2014, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 20, 2014, 5:50 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:17 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Nov 13, 2014, 12:00 AM