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CVE-2014-8769 Detail

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
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

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-8769
NVD Published Date:
11/20/2014
NVD Last Modified:
10/09/2018
Source:
MITRE