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.
References (14)
Core 14
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:240
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:125
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00062.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
Exploit vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71153
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534009/100/0/threaded
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98764
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2433-1
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3086
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0503.html
Exploit x_refsource_misc
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129157/tcpdump-4.6.2-AOVD-Unreliable-Output.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031
Exploit mailing-list
x_refsource_fulldisc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/49
Scores
EPSS
0.0551
EPSS Percentile
91.9%
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (23)
redhat/tcpdump
3.8.0
redhat/tcpdump
3.8.2
redhat/tcpdump
3.9.2
redhat/tcpdump
3.9.3
redhat/tcpdump
3.9.4
redhat/tcpdump
3.9.5
redhat/tcpdump
3.9.6
redhat/tcpdump
3.9.7
redhat/tcpdump
3.9.8
redhat/tcpdump
4.0.0
... and 13 more
Published
Nov 20, 2014
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026