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CVE-2014-8768
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…
Medium5.0EPSS 19.8%
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- Updated
- Reserved
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 19.8% · top 2.6% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (9)
- 35359 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2015:0284 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129156/tcpdump-4.6.2-Geonet-Denial-Of-Service.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- USN-2433-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 20141118 CVE-2014-8768 tcpdump denial of service in verbose mode using malformed Geonet payload (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 71155 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- tpcdump-cve20148768-dos(98766) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20141118 CVE-2014-8768 tcpdump denial of service in verbose mode using malformed Geonet payload (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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