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CVE-2014-8768

Multiple Integer underflows in the geonet_print function in tcpdump 4.5.0 through 4.6.2, when in...

5.0 MediumPublic exploitFix available

Multiple Integer underflows in the geonet_print function in tcpdump 4.5.0 through 4.6.2, when in verbose mode, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a crafted length value in a Geonet frame.

Exploit likelihood

19.8%Down 2.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Multiple Integer underflows in the geonet_print function in tcpdump 4.5.0 through 4.6.2, when in verbose mode, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a crafted length value in a Geonet frame.

Record
CVE-2014-8768
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-191
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Multiple Integer underflows in the geonet_print function in tcpdump 4.5.0 through 4.6.2, when in verbose mode, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a crafted length value in a Geonet frame.

Record
CVE-2014-8768
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-8599 No score

Multiple Integer underflows in the geonet_print function in tcpdump 4.5.0 through 4.6.2, when in verbose mode, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a crafted length value in a Geonet frame.

Record
EUVD-2014-8599
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vfhx-w4xw-3mwg No score

Multiple Integer underflows in the geonet_print function in tcpdump 4.5.0 through 4.6.2, when in...

Multiple Integer underflows in the geonet_print function in tcpdump 4.5.0 through 4.6.2, when in verbose mode, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a crafted length value in a Geonet frame.

Record
GHSA-vfhx-w4xw-3mwg
Weakness
CWE-191
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

Multiple Integer underflows in the geonet_print function in tcpdump 4.5.0 through 4.6.2, when in verbose mode, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a crafted length value in a Geonet frame.

Record
CVE-2014-8768
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-8768 No score

Multiple Integer underflows in the geonet_print function in tcpdump 4.5.0 through 4.6.2, when in verbose mode, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a crafted length value in a Geonet frame.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8768
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10396-1 No score

tcpdump-4.7.4-3.4 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the tcpdump-4.7.4-3.4 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10396-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2017:1110-1 No score

Security update for tcpdump, libpcap

This update for tcpdump to version 4.9.0 and libpcap to version 1.8.1 fixes the several issues.

These security issues were fixed in tcpdump:

  • CVE-2016-7922: The AH parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-ah.c:ah_print() (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7923: The ARP parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-arp.c:arp_print() (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7924: The ATM parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-atm.c:oam_print() (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7925: The compressed SLIP parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-sl.c:sl_if_print() (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7926: The Ethernet parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-ether.c:ethertype_print() (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7927: The IEEE 802.11 parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-802_11.c:ieee802_11_radio_print() (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7928: The IPComp parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-ipcomp.c:ipcomp_print() (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7929: The Juniper PPPoE ATM parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-juniper.c:juniper_parse_header() (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7930: The LLC/SNAP parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-llc.c:llc_print() (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7931: The MPLS parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-mpls.c:mpls_print() (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7932: The PIM parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-pim.c:pimv2_check_checksum() (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7933: The PPP parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-ppp.c:ppp_hdlc_if_print() (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7934: The RTCP parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-udp.c:rtcp_print() (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7935: The RTP parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-udp.c:rtp_print() (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7936: The UDP parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-udp.c:udp_print() (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7937: The VAT parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-udp.c:vat_print() (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7938: The ZeroMQ parser in tcpdump had an integer overflow in print-zeromq.c:zmtp1_print_frame() (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7939: The GRE parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-gre.c, multiple functions (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7940: The STP parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-stp.c, multiple functions (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7973: The AppleTalk parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-atalk.c, multiple functions (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7974: The IP parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-ip.c, multiple functions (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7975: The TCP parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-tcp.c:tcp_print() (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7983: The BOOTP parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-bootp.c:bootp_print() (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7984: The TFTP parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-tftp.c:tftp_print() (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7985: The CALM FAST parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-calm-fast.c:calm_fast_print() (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7986: The GeoNetworking parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-geonet.c, multiple functions (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7992: The Classical IP over ATM parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-cip.c:cip_if_print() (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-7993: A bug in util-print.c:relts_print() in tcpdump could cause a buffer overflow in multiple protocol parsers (DNS, DVMRP, HSRP, IGMP, lightweight resolver protocol, PIM) (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-8574: The FRF.15 parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-fr.c:frf15_print() (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2016-8575: The Q.933 parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-fr.c:q933_print(), a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-5482 (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2017-5202: The ISO CLNS parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-isoclns.c:clnp_print() (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2017-5203: The BOOTP parser in tcpdump had a buffer overflow in print-bootp.c:bootp_print() (bsc#1020940).
  • CVE-2017-5204: The IPv6 parser…
Record
SUSE-SU-2017:1110-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-8768 No score

Multiple Integer underflows in the geonet_print function in tcpdump 4.5.0 through 4.6.2, when in verbose mode, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a crafted length value in a Geonet frame.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8768
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-2433-1 No score

tcpdump vulnerabilities

Steffen Bauch discovered that tcpdump incorrectly handled printing OSLR packets. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause tcpdump to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2014-8767)

Steffen Bauch discovered that tcpdump incorrectly handled printing GeoNet packets. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause tcpdump to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.10. (CVE-2014-8768)

Steffen Bauch discovered that tcpdump incorrectly handled printing AODV packets. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause tcpdump to crash, resulting in a denial of service, reveal sensitive information, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2014-8769)

It was discovered that tcpdump incorrectly handled printing PPP packets. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause tcpdump to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2014-9140)

In the default installation, attackers would be isolated by the tcpdump AppArmor profile.

Record
USN-2433-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
tcpdump
Debian:12
before 4.6.2-2
4.6.2-2
tcpdump
Debian:13
before 4.6.2-2
4.6.2-2
tcpdump
Debian:14
before 4.6.2-2
4.6.2-2
libpcap
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
before 1.8.1-9.1
1.8.1-9.1
tcpdump
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
before 4.9.0-13.1
4.9.0-13.1
libpcap
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
before 1.8.1-9.1
1.8.1-9.1
tcpdump
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
before 4.9.0-13.1
4.9.0-13.1
libpcap
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2
before 1.8.1-9.1
1.8.1-9.1
tcpdump
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2
before 4.9.0-13.1
4.9.0-13.1
libpcap
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1
before 1.8.1-9.1
1.8.1-9.1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libpcap
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2
before 1.8.1-9.1
1.8.1-9.1
libpcap
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
before 1.8.1-9.1
1.8.1-9.1
tcpdump
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
before 4.9.0-13.1
4.9.0-13.1
libpcap
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
before 1.8.1-9.1
1.8.1-9.1
tcpdump
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
before 4.9.0-13.1
4.9.0-13.1
libpcap
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
before 1.8.1-9.1
1.8.1-9.1
tcpdump
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
before 4.9.0-13.1
4.9.0-13.1
libpcap
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
before 1.8.1-9.1
1.8.1-9.1
tcpdump
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
before 4.9.0-13.1
4.9.0-13.1
libpcap
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1
before 1.8.1-9.1
1.8.1-9.1
libpcap
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP2
before 1.8.1-9.1
1.8.1-9.1
tcpdump
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
before 4.5.1-2ubuntu1.1, plus listed versions
4.4.0-1ubuntu14.5.1-2ubuntu1
4.5.1-2ubuntu1.1
tcpdump
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 4.7.4-3.4
4.7.4-3.4

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBtcpdump 4.6.2 - Geonet Decoder Denial of Service2014-11-24

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2014-8768 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Redhat Tcpdump, published November 20, 2014. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 19.8%, the 97th percentile. Fixed in tcpdump 4.6.2-2.

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