tcpdump 'geonet_print()' Function Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:71155

Info

tcpdump 'geonet_print()' Function Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 71155
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2014-8768
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 18 2014 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 10:24PM
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 4.6.2
tcpdump tcpdump 4.5.0
Gentoo Linux
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

tcpdump 'geonet_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 versions 4.5.0 through 4.6.2 are vulnerable.

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