CVE-2014-8769

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    CVE-2014-8769

    Published: 20 Nov 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: tcpdump 3.8 through 4.6.2 might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from memory or cause a denial of service (packet loss or segmentation fault) via a crafted Ad hoc On-Demand Distance Vector (AODV) packet, which triggers an out-of-bounds memory access.

    References: http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0503.html, http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3086, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:240, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:125, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2433-1, http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129157/tcpdump-4.6.2-AOVD-Unreliable-Output.html, http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/49, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71153, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00062.html, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534009/100/0/threaded, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98764, https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High