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CVE-2014-8768

Published: 20 November 2014

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.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
introduced in 4.5.0

Priority

Low

Status

Package Release Status
tcpdump
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (4.6.2-2)
lucid Not vulnerable
(4.0.0-6ubuntu3)
precise Not vulnerable
(4.2.1-1ubuntu2)
trusty
Released (4.5.1-2ubuntu1.1)
utopic
Released (4.6.2-1ubuntu1.1)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/9255c9b05b0a04b8d89739b3efcb9f393a617fe9