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CVE-2014-8767

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-8767 describes an integer underflow vulnerability in the olsr_print function of tcpdump versions 3.9.6 through 4.6.2, specifically when operating in verbose mode. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (crash) by sending a specially crafted OLSR frame with a malicious length value. Rated with a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires no authentication, leading to a potential availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.9.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:3.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.9.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:3.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.9.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:3.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.47%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0547 is in the 89th percentile among its peer group of 23,701 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (3)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: tcpdump
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: tcpdump
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: tcpdump

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2014-8767Low

tcpdump: denial of service in verbose mode using malformed OLSR payload

Nov 13, 2014

References

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