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TI-2014-07197 Aliases CVE-2014-8769GHSA-rfvv-px5p-7fmg

tcpdump 3.8 through 4.6.2 might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information…

Priority LOW 37CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · Partial
Fix status
Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05511 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 23

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:3.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.8.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:3.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.8.2VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:3.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9.2VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:3.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9.3VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:3.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9.4VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:3.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9.5VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:3.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9.6VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:3.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9.7VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:3.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9.8VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:3.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:3.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:3.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:3.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9.3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:3.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:3.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9.5 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:3.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9.6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:3.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9.7 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:3.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9.8 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
Show 13 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.2VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.4.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5.2VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.6.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.6.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.6.2VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-8769
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rfvv-px5p-7fmg

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 6

Other 3

  • TI-2014-07196 Multiple Integer underflows in the geonet_print function in tcpdump 4.5.0 through 4.6.2… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2003-00895 tcpdump before 3.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2014-07415 Buffer overflow in the ppp_hdlc function in print-ppp.c in tcpdump 4.6.2 and earlier… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2014-07195 Integer underflow in the olsr_print function in tcpdump 3.9.6 through 4.6.2, when in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2003-00180 tcpdump does not properly drop privileges to the pcap user when starting up. CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6

Sources

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