CVE-2014-8768

tcpdump <4.7 - DoS

Title source: llm

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2014-8768. PoCs published by Steffen Bauch.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a denial-of-service vulnerability in tcpdump (CVE-2014-8768) by sending a malformed Geonet payload, causing a segmentation fault due to an unsafe decrement and underflow in the `geonet_print` function.

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC

by Steffen Bauch · textdosmultiple

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35359

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This exploit demonstrates a denial-of-service vulnerability in tcpdump (CVE-2014-8768) by sending a malformed Geonet payload, causing a segmentation fault due to an unsafe decrement and underflow in the `geonet_print` function.

Classification

Working Poc 90%

Attack Type

Dos

Complexity

Trivial

Reliability

Reliable

Target: tcpdump versions 4.5.0 through 4.6.2

No auth needed

Prerequisites: Network access to the target system · tcpdump running in verbose mode on a monitored interface

MITRE ATT&CK

T1499 - Endpoint Denial of Service

mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (9)

Core 9

Core References

Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35359

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00062.html

Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html

Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129156/tcpdump-4.6.2-Geonet-Denial-Of-Service.html

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2433-1

Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/48

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71155

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98766

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534010/100/0/threaded

Scores

EPSS 0.1981

EPSS Percentile 97.1%

Details

CWE

CWE-191

Status published

Products (13)

canonical/ubuntu_linux 10.04

canonical/ubuntu_linux 12.04

canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.04

canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.10

opensuse/opensuse 13.1

opensuse/opensuse 13.2

oracle/solaris 11.2

redhat/tcpdump 4.5.0

redhat/tcpdump 4.5.1

redhat/tcpdump 4.5.2

... and 3 more

Published Nov 20, 2014

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026