CVE-2014-8769

Publication date 20 November 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
tcpdump 14.10 utopic
Fixed 4.6.2-1ubuntu1.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 4.5.1-2ubuntu1.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 4.2.1-1ubuntu2.1
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 4.0.0-6ubuntu3.1

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
tcpdump

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-2433-1
    • tcpdump vulnerabilities
    • 4 December 2014

Other references