First published: Thu Nov 20 2014(Updated: )
Integer underflow in the olsr_print function in tcpdump 3.9.6 through 4.6.2, when in verbose mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted length value in an OLSR frame.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Tcpdump | =3.9.6 | |
Tcpdump | =3.9.7 | |
Tcpdump | =3.9.8 | |
Tcpdump | =4.0.0 | |
Tcpdump | =4.1.0 | |
Tcpdump | =4.1.1 | |
Tcpdump | =4.1.2 | |
Tcpdump | =4.2.1 | |
Tcpdump | =4.3.0 | |
Tcpdump | =4.3.1 | |
Tcpdump | =4.4.0 | |
Tcpdump | =4.5.0 | |
Tcpdump | =4.5.1 | |
Tcpdump | =4.5.2 | |
Tcpdump | =4.6.0 | |
Tcpdump | =4.6.1 | |
Tcpdump | =4.6.2 | |
openSUSE | =13.1 | |
openSUSE | =13.2 |
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CVE-2014-8767 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause a denial of service.
To fix CVE-2014-8767, upgrade tcpdump to version 4.6.3 or later, as this version includes the necessary patch.
Affected tcpdump versions include 3.9.6 through 4.6.2.
CVE-2014-8767 facilitates a denial of service attack that can crash the tcpdump application.
A potential workaround for CVE-2014-8767 is to avoid using the verbose mode in tcpdump until the vulnerability is resolved.