GLSA 201502-05: tcpdump: Multiple vulnerabilities
Severity: | normal |
Title: | tcpdump: Multiple vulnerabilities |
Date: | 02/07/2015 |
Bugs: |
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ID: | 201502-05 |
Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities in tcpdump could result in execution of arbitrary code or Denial of Service.Background
tcpdump is a tool for capturing and inspecting network traffic.
Affected packages
Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
---|---|---|---|
net-analyzer/tcpdump | < 4.6.2-r1 | >= 4.6.2-r1 | All supported architectures |
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in tcpdump:
- The olsr_print function function contains an integer underflow error (CVE-2014-8767)
- The geonet_print function function contains multiple integer underflow errors (CVE-2014-8768)
- The decoder for the Ad hoc On-Demand Distance Vector protocol contains an out-of-bounds memory access error (CVE-2014-8769)
- The ppp_hdlc function contains a buffer overflow error (CVE-2014-9140)
Impact
A remote attacker may be able to send a specially crafted packet, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code or a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All tcpdump users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/tcpdump-4.6.2-r1"
References
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
Concerns?
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License
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