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CVE-2014-8769
Published:November 20, 2014
Updated:May 17, 2026
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.
Related Resources (17)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2433-1
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:125
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0503.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00062.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/49
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2014-8769
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98764
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71153
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534009/100/0/threaded
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8769
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129157/tcpdump-4.6.2-AOVD-Unreliable-Output.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:240
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3086
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8769
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
6.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
CVSS v2
Base Score:
6.4
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-119
EPSS
Base Score:
3.06