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Vulnerability record · CVE-2014-8769 · published 20 November 2014

CVE-2014-8769: Redhat tcpdump memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Redhat · Tcpdump

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.

6.4 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 5.5% · top 7.5% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
6.4CVSS 2.0 base score
5.5%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
28References, 6 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0503.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00062.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129157/tcpdump-4.6.2-AOVD-Unreliable-Output.html Exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/49 Exploit
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3086
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:240
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:125
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534009/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71153 Exploit
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2433-1
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98764
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0503.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00062.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129157/tcpdump-4.6.2-AOVD-Unreliable-Output.html Exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/49 Exploit
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3086
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:240
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:125
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534009/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71153 Exploit
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2433-1
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98764
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2014-8769), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.