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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : tcpdump (MDVSA-2014:240)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 79985
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Synopsis
The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing a security update.Description
Updated tcpdump package fixes security vulnerabilities :The Tcpdump program could crash when processing a malformed OLSR payload when the verbose output flag was set (CVE-2014-8767).
The application decoder for the Ad hoc On-Demand Distance Vector (AODV) protocol in Tcpdump fails to perform input validation and performs unsafe out-of-bound accesses. The application will usually not crash, but perform out-of-bounds accesses and output/leak larger amounts of invalid data, which might lead to dropped packets. It is unknown if a payload exists that might trigger segfaults (CVE-2014-8769).
It was discovered that tcpdump incorrectly handled printing PPP packets. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause tcpdump to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code (CVE-2014-9140).
Solution
Update the affected tcpdump package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 79985
File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2014-240.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks
Published: 12/15/2014
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.4
Temporal Score: 5.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:tcpdump, cpe:/o:mandriva:business_server:1
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/14/2014
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-8767, CVE-2014-8769, CVE-2014-9140
MDVSA: 2014:240