{"schemaVersion":3,"id":"USN-2433-1","aliases":[],"status":"published","duplicateOf":null,"title":null,"description":"tcpdump vulnerabilities\n\nSteffen Bauch discovered that tcpdump incorrectly handled printing OSLR\npackets. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause tcpdump to crash,\nresulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.\n(CVE-2014-8767)\n\nSteffen Bauch discovered that tcpdump incorrectly handled printing GeoNet\npackets. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause tcpdump to crash,\nresulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This\nissue only applied to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.10. (CVE-2014-8768)\n\nSteffen Bauch discovered that tcpdump incorrectly handled printing AODV\npackets. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause tcpdump to crash,\nresulting in a denial of service, reveal sensitive information, or possibly\nexecute arbitrary code. (CVE-2014-8769)\n\nIt was discovered that tcpdump incorrectly handled printing PPP packets. A\nremote attacker could use this issue to cause tcpdump to crash, resulting\nin a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.\n(CVE-2014-9140)\n\nIn the default installation, attackers would be isolated by the tcpdump\nAppArmor profile.","dates":{"published":"2014-12-04T14:05:51.000Z","modified":"2026-02-10T04:40:51.000Z","reserved":null,"kevAdded":[],"kevDue":[]},"cvss":{"headline":{"score":null,"severity":"unknown","version":null,"versionLabel":null,"source":null,"vector":null,"computed":false,"selection":"none"},"metrics":[]},"epss":{"probability":null,"percentile":null,"severity":"unknown","asOf":null,"change":{"pp":null,"baselineDate":null,"baselineScore":null},"history":[],"last30":[]},"kev":{"state":"not-listed","entries":[],"listedCount":0,"totalCatalogs":3,"catalogs":[{"source":"cisa","label":"CISA","listed":false,"entry":null},{"source":"enisa","label":"ENISA","listed":false,"entry":null},{"source":"circl","label":"CIRCL","listed":false,"entry":null}]},"ransomware":{"state":"none-recorded","sources":[]},"exploits":[],"exploitCount":0,"weaknesses":[],"affected":[{"vendor":"ubuntu","product":"tcpdump","name":"tcpdump","label":"tcpdump","ecosystem":"Ubuntu","cpePart":null,"purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/tcpdump","purlType":"deb","versions":[{"text":"< 4.5.1-2ubuntu1.1","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null}],"versionsText":"< 4.5.1-2ubuntu1.1","eol":null,"hubHref":null}],"affectedCount":1,"eol":{"hasEol":false,"count":0},"references":[{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2433-1","label":"ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2433-1","hostname":"ubuntu.com","tags":["Advisory"]},{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8767","label":"ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8767","hostname":"ubuntu.com","tags":["REPORT"]},{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8768","label":"ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8768","hostname":"ubuntu.com","tags":["REPORT"]},{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8769","label":"ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8769","hostname":"ubuntu.com","tags":["REPORT"]},{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9140","label":"ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9140","hostname":"ubuntu.com","tags":["REPORT"]}],"lineage":{"upstream":["CVE-2014-8767","CVE-2014-8768","CVE-2014-8769","CVE-2014-9140"],"downstream":[],"duplicates":[],"related":["CVE-2014-8767","CVE-2014-8768","CVE-2014-8769","CVE-2014-9140"]},"timeline":[{"kind":"published","date":"2014-12-04T14:05:51.000Z","label":"Published","detail":"Vulnerability first disclosed.","source":null},{"kind":"modified","date":"2026-02-10T04:40:51.000Z","label":"Last modified","detail":"Vulnerability information updated.","source":null}],"risk":{"score":0,"level":"minimal","profile":"Default","thresholds":{"critical":75,"high":50,"medium":25,"low":10}},"meta":{"dataAsOf":"2026-10-20T11:53:36.223Z","stale":false,"partial":false}}