CVE-2014-8769
tcpdump 3.8 through 4.6.2 might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.4
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.
- Record
CVE-2014-8769- CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
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CVE-2014-8769- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-8600 No score
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.
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EUVD-2014-8600- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rfvv-px5p-7fmg No score
tcpdump 3.8 through 4.6.2 might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from...
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.
- Record
GHSA-rfvv-px5p-7fmg- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
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CVE-2014-8769- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-8769 No score
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.
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DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8769- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVMGASA-2014-0503 No score
Updated tcpdump package fixes security vulnerabilities
The Tcpdump program could crash when processing a malformed OLSR payload when the verbose output flag was set (CVE-2014-8767).
The application decoder for the Ad hoc On-Demand Distance Vector (AODV) protocol in Tcpdump fails to perform input validation and performs unsafe out-of-bound accesses. The application will usually not crash, but perform out-of-bounds accesses and output/leak larger amounts of invalid data, which might lead to dropped packets. It is unknown if a payload exists that might trigger segfaults (CVE-2014-8769).
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MGASA-2014-0503- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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.
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openSUSE-SU-2024:10396-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-RU-2015:0335-1 No score
Security update for tcpdump
When running tcpdump, a remote unauthenticated user could have crashed the application or, potentially, execute arbitrary code by injecting crafted packages into the network.
The following vulnerabilities in protocol printers have been fixed:
* IPv6 mobility printer remote DoS (CVE-2015-0261, bnc#922220)
* Ethernet printer remote DoS (CVE-2015-2154, bnc#922222)
* PPP printer remote DoS (CVE-2014-9140, bnc#923142)
Security Issues:
* CVE-2015-0261
<http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-0261>
* CVE-2015-2154
<http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-2154>
* CVE-2014-9140
<http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-9140>
- Record
SUSE-RU-2015:0335-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2015:0692-1 No score
Security update for tcpdump
When running tcpdump, a remote unauthenticated user could have crashed the application or, potentially, execute arbitrary code by injecting crafted packages into the network.
The following vulnerabilities in protocol printers have been fixed:
* IPv6 mobility printer remote DoS (CVE-2015-0261, bnc#922220)
* Ethernet printer remote DoS (CVE-2015-2154, bnc#922222)
* PPP printer remote DoS (CVE-2014-9140, bnc#923142)
Security Issues:
* CVE-2015-0261
<http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-0261>
* CVE-2015-2154
<http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-2154>
* CVE-2014-9140
<http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-9140>
- Record
SUSE-SU-2015:0692-1- 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-2014-8769 No score
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8769- 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
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
tcpdumpDebian:12 |
before 4.6.2-2 | 4.6.2-2 |
tcpdumpDebian:13 |
before 4.6.2-2 | 4.6.2-2 |
tcpdumpDebian:14 |
before 4.6.2-2 | 4.6.2-2 |
tcpdumpDebian:6.0 |
before 4.1.1-1+deb6u1, plus listed versions 4.1.1-1 |
4.1.1-1+deb6u1 |
tcpdumpDebian:7 |
before 4.3.0-1+deb7u1, plus listed versions 4.3.0-1 |
4.3.0-1+deb7u1 |
tcpdumpMageia:4 |
before 4.4.0-2.1.mga4 | 4.4.0-2.1.mga4 |
libpcapSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 |
before 1.8.1-9.1 | 1.8.1-9.1 |
tcpdumpSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 |
before 4.9.0-13.1 | 4.9.0-13.1 |
libpcapSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 |
before 1.8.1-9.1 | 1.8.1-9.1 |
tcpdumpSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 |
before 4.9.0-13.1 | 4.9.0-13.1 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
libpcapSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 |
before 1.8.1-9.1 | 1.8.1-9.1 |
tcpdumpSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 |
before 4.9.0-13.1 | 4.9.0-13.1 |
libpcapSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 |
before 1.8.1-9.1 | 1.8.1-9.1 |
libpcapSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2 |
before 1.8.1-9.1 | 1.8.1-9.1 |
libpcapSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 |
before 1.8.1-9.1 | 1.8.1-9.1 |
tcpdumpSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 |
before 4.9.0-13.1 | 4.9.0-13.1 |
libpcapSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 |
before 1.8.1-9.1 | 1.8.1-9.1 |
tcpdumpSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 |
before 4.9.0-13.1 | 4.9.0-13.1 |
libpcapSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 |
before 1.8.1-9.1 | 1.8.1-9.1 |
tcpdumpSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 |
before 4.9.0-13.1 | 4.9.0-13.1 |
libpcapSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 |
before 1.8.1-9.1 | 1.8.1-9.1 |
tcpdumpSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 |
before 4.9.0-13.1 | 4.9.0-13.1 |
libpcapSUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1 |
before 1.8.1-9.1 | 1.8.1-9.1 |
libpcapSUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP2 |
before 1.8.1-9.1 | 1.8.1-9.1 |
tcpdumpUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 4.5.1-2ubuntu1.1, plus listed versions 4.4.0-1ubuntu14.5.1-2ubuntu1 |
4.5.1-2ubuntu1.1 |
tcpdumpopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 4.7.4-3.4 | 4.7.4-3.4 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-8769 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.4) in Redhat Tcpdump, published November 20, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.51%, the 92nd percentile. Fixed in tcpdump 4.6.2-2.
References
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:240
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:125
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00062.html
oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
securityfocus.com/bid/71153
securityfocus.com/archive/1/534009/100/0/threaded
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lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98764
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2433-1
debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3086
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0503.html
packetstormsecurity.com/files/129157/tcpdump-4.6.2-AOVD-Unreliable-Output.html
support.apple.com/kb/HT205031
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/49
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8769
github.com/advisories/GHSA-rfvv-px5p-7fmg
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8769
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14673
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-November/144951.html
suse.com/support/update/announcement//suse-ru-20150335-1
bugzilla.suse.com/905870
bugzilla.suse.com/905872
bugzilla.suse.com/912943
bugzilla.suse.com/922220
bugzilla.suse.com/922222
bugzilla.suse.com/923142
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8767
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8769
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9140
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0261
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2154
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2015/suse-su-20150692-1
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2017/suse-su-20171110-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1020940
bugzilla.suse.com/1035686
bugzilla.suse.com/905871
bugzilla.suse.com/922221
bugzilla.suse.com/922223
bugzilla.suse.com/927637
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8768
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2153
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2155
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3138
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7922
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7923
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7924
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7925
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7926
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7927
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7928
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7929
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7930
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7931
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7932
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7933
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7934
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7935
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7936
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7937
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7938
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7939
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7940
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7973
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7974
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7975
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7983
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7984
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7985
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7986
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7992
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7993
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8574
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8575
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5202
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5203
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5204
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5205
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5341
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5342
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5482
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5483
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5484
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5485
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5486
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8769
securityfocus.com/archive/1/534009/30/0/threaded
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2433-1
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8769
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8767
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8768
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9140
Left out here: the rest of 1 source description. The JSON record has them.