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CVE-2014-8768

31
FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-8768 describes multiple integer underflow vulnerabilities in the geonet_print function of tcpdump versions 4.5.0 through 4.6.2, specifically when operating in verbose mode. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) by sending a specially crafted Geonet frame with a malicious length value. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, and is easily exploitable over the network without authentication, leading to a denial of service. While not listed on the KEV catalog or Hot List, a public exploit (EDB-35359) exists, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
13.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
13.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

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
19.81%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-35359 · Nov 24, 2014
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1981 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 23,690 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 (1)

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

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2014-8768Low

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

Nov 13, 2014

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00062.html
Third Party Advisory
packetstormsecurity.com / files/129156/tcpdump-4.6.2-Geonet-Denial-Of-Service.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/48
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/98766
exploit-db.com / exploits/35359
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / archive/1/534010/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/71155
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2433-1
Third Party Advisory