CVE-2014-8769
EPSS 3.1%
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.
How to fix CVE-2014-8769
To remediate CVE-2014-8769, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/tcpdump—upgrade to 4.6.2-2 or later
Is CVE-2014-8769 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 3.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 4.6.2-2