tcpdump: denial of service in verbose mode using malformed Geonet payload
Published Nov 20, 2014
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 19.81%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 10.04
- 12.04
- 14.04
- 14.10
Configuration 4
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
tcpdump
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
tcpdump
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
tcpdump
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | tcpdump | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | tcpdump | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | tcpdump | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 19.81% (0.19807) | 97.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 20.39% (0.20385) | 97.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 13, 2026 | 33.88% (0.33885) | 97.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 28.31% (0.28307) | 96.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 33.88% (0.33885) | 96.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 28.31% (0.28307) | 96.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 33.88% (0.33885) | 96.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 28.31% (0.28307) | 96.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 33.88% (0.33885) | 96.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 44.26% (0.44255) | 96.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 33.88% (0.33885) | 96.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 6, 2025 | 12.11% (0.12110) | 95.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 13.96% (0.13956) | 95.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 16, 2024 | 8.09% (0.08090) | 94.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 10, 2023 | 7.30% (0.07297) | 93.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 5.72% (0.05718) | 92.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 51.37% (0.51365) | 98.74th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 23, 2022 | 51.37% (0.51365) | 98.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 10, 2022 | 20.66% (0.20665) | 96.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 22.50% (0.22505) | 94.38th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00062.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129156/tcpdump-4.6.2-Geonet-Denial-Of-Service.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/48 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35359 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534010/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71155 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2433-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8768 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1165161 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98766 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8768
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8768
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