CVE-2014-8768

Publication date 20 November 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

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.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
tcpdump	14.10 utopic	Fixed 4.6.2-1ubuntu1.1
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 4.5.1-2ubuntu1.1
	12.04 LTS precise	Not affected
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not affected

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Notes

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introduced in 4.5.0

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
tcpdump	Upstream: 9255c9b

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-2433-1
tcpdump vulnerabilities
4 December 2014

Other references

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534010/30/0/threaded
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8768