tcpdump 'olsr_print()' Function Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:71150

Info

tcpdump 'olsr_print()' Function Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 71150
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2014-8767
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 18 2014 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 03 2015 07:02PM
Credit: Steffen Bauch
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 14.10
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 14.04 LTS
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 ARM
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 amd64
tcpdump tcpdump 3.9.6
tcpdump tcpdump 4.6.2
Pexip AS Infinity 8
Pexip AS Infinity 7
Pexip AS Infinity 6
Pexip AS Infinity 5
Pexip AS Infinity 4
Pexip AS Infinity 3
Pexip AS Infinity 2
Pexip AS Infinity 1
Mandriva Business Server 1 X86 64
Mandriva Business Server 1
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux 6.0 sparc
Debian Linux 6.0 s/390
Debian Linux 6.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 6.0 mips
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 6.0 arm
Debian Linux 6.0 amd64
Apple Mac Os X 10.10.4
Apple Mac Os X 10.10.3
Apple Mac OS X 10.10.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.10.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.10
AlienVault AlienVault 4.15
AlienVault AlienVault 4.13
AlienVault AlienVault 4.12.1
AlienVault AlienVault 4.12
Not Vulnerable: Pexip AS Infinity 8.1
Apple Mac Os X 10.10.5
AlienVault AlienVault 4.15.1

Discussion

tcpdump 'olsr_print()' Function Denial of Service Vulnerability

tcpdump is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability because it fails to properly bounds-check user-supplied data.



An attacker can leverage this issue to crash the affected application, denying service to legitimate users.



tcpdump 3.9.6 through versions 4.6.2 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

tcpdump 'olsr_print()' Function Denial of Service Vulnerability

The following exploit is available:

Solution / Fix

tcpdump 'olsr_print()' Function Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently, we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

References

tcpdump 'olsr_print()' Function Denial of Service Vulnerability

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