CVE & CISA-KEV CatalogNVD
CVE-2014-8768
MEDIUMEPSS 97th pctl5.0
CVSS v2
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.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
20.39%probability of exploitation in 30 days
97thpercentile
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 97% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00062.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129156/tcpdump-4.6.2-Geonet-Denial-Of-Service.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/48
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35359
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534010/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71155
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2433-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98766
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