CVE-2014-8768
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…
- 5.0MediumCVSS base score
- 19.8%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 2.6% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
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.
Public exploit
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- tcpdump 4.6.2 - Geonet Decoder Denial of Service (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 35359dos, multiplepublished 24 Nov 2014Not verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 35359 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Timeline
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- 7 days later
· 7 days later
Published
- 10 years later
· 10 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 19.8% · top 2.6% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
9
- 35359 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2015:0284 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129156/tcpdump-4.6.2-Geonet-Denial-Of-Service.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- USN-2433-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 20141118 CVE-2014-8768 tcpdump denial of service in verbose mode using malformed Geonet payload (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 71155 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- tpcdump-cve20148768-dos(98766) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20141118 CVE-2014-8768 tcpdump denial of service in verbose mode using malformed Geonet payload (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2014-8599 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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