CVE-2014-8768

5.0 MEDIUM 20% exploit odds No fix listed Denial of service Network gear

What it is

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.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds: 19.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.
Fix: No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

2014-11-20 17:50 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-17 00:17 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 19.8% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 5.0 MEDIUM (CVSS).
Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published: 2014-11-20 17:50 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-17 00:17 UTC
Exploit probability: 19.8% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-191
Record status: Modified

Affected

Opensuse 13.1
Opensuse 13.2
Canonical Ubuntu Linux 10.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.10
Oracle Solaris 11.2
Redhat Tcpdump 4.5.0

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 5.0

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Authentication: None
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: Partial

Raw vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record