CVE-2014-8767

Exp

Integer underflow in the olsr_print function in tcpdump 3.9.6 through 4.6.2, when in verbose mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted length value in an OLSR frame.

Published: 2014-11-20 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-8767 is rated High Exploit Risk (66.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.47%, 92th percentile). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2014-8767

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-8767

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 6.52% 5.47% -1.05%
2 2025-03-30 23.70% 6.52% -17.18%
3 2025-03-29 — 23.70% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-8767

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-8767

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-8767

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2014-8767 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (tcpdump), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8767
gentoo normal CVE-2014-8767: 1 GLSA(s) (201502-05), 1 atom(s) (net-analyzer/tcpdump); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2014-8767
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8767
suse medium — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8767/
ubuntu low CVE-2014-8767 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (tcpdump), 5 status rows across 5 suites (lucid, precise, trusty, upstream, utopic): released 5. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8767

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-8767

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
redhat tcpdump 3.9.6 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:3.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat tcpdump 3.9.7 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:3.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat tcpdump 3.9.8 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:3.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat tcpdump 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat tcpdump 4.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat tcpdump 4.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat tcpdump 4.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat tcpdump 4.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat tcpdump 4.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat tcpdump 4.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat tcpdump 4.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat tcpdump 4.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat tcpdump 4.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat tcpdump 4.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat tcpdump 4.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat tcpdump 4.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat tcpdump 4.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-8767

URL Tags
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0503.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00062.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129155/tcpdump-4.6.2-OSLR-Denial-Of-Service.html Exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/47 Exploit
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3086
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:240
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:125
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534011/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71150 Exploit
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2433-1
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98765
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031
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