SB2014112003 - Buffer overflow in Tcpdump
Published: November 20, 2014 Updated: August 9, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014112003
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8769)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to #BASIC_IMPACT#.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0503.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00062.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129157/tcpdump-4.6.2-AOVD-Unreliable-Output.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/49
- 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.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534009/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71153
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2433-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98764
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031