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).

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - 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.
    (CVE-2014-8767)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Security fix for CVE-2014-8767 CVE-2014-8769

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-2433-1 advisory.

    Steffen Bauch discovered that tcpdump incorrectly handled printing OSLR 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-2014-8767)

    Steffen Bauch discovered that tcpdump incorrectly handled printing GeoNet packets. A remote attacker could     use this issue to cause tcpdump to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary     code. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.10. (CVE-2014-8768)

    Steffen Bauch discovered that tcpdump incorrectly handled printing AODV packets. A remote attacker could     use this issue to cause tcpdump to crash, resulting in a denial of service, reveal sensitive information,     or possibly execute arbitrary code. (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)

    In the default installation, attackers would be isolated by the tcpdump AppArmor profile.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201502-05 (tcpdump: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    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.

Security fix for CVE-2014-8767 CVE-2014-8768 CVE-2014-8769

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

This update for tcpdump to version 4.9.0 and libpcap to version 1.8.1 fixes the several issues. These security issues were fixed in tcpdump :

  - CVE-2016-7922: The AH parser in tcpdump had a buffer     overflow in print-ah.c:ah_print() (bsc#1020940).

  - CVE-2016-7923: The ARP parser in tcpdump had a buffer     overflow in print-arp.c:arp_print() (bsc#1020940).

  - CVE-2016-7924: The ATM parser in tcpdump had a buffer     overflow in print-atm.c:oam_print() (bsc#1020940).

  - CVE-2016-7925: The compressed SLIP parser in tcpdump had     a buffer overflow in print-sl.c:sl_if_print()     (bsc#1020940).

  - CVE-2016-7926: The Ethernet parser in tcpdump had a     buffer overflow in print-ether.c:ethertype_print()     (bsc#1020940).

  - CVE-2016-7927: The IEEE 802.11 parser in tcpdump had a     buffer overflow in     print-802_11.c:ieee802_11_radio_print() (bsc#1020940).

  - CVE-2016-7928: The IPComp parser in tcpdump had a buffer     overflow in print-ipcomp.c:ipcomp_print() (bsc#1020940).

  - CVE-2016-7929: The Juniper PPPoE ATM parser in tcpdump     had a buffer overflow in     print-juniper.c:juniper_parse_header() (bsc#1020940).

  - CVE-2016-7930: The LLC/SNAP parser in tcpdump had a     buffer overflow in print-llc.c:llc_print()     (bsc#1020940).

  - CVE-2016-7931: The MPLS parser in tcpdump had a buffer     overflow in print-mpls.c:mpls_print() (bsc#1020940).

  - CVE-2016-7932: The PIM parser in tcpdump had a buffer     overflow in print-pim.c:pimv2_check_checksum()     (bsc#1020940).

  - CVE-2016-7933: The PPP parser in tcpdump had a buffer     overflow in print-ppp.c:ppp_hdlc_if_print()     (bsc#1020940).

  - CVE-2016-7934: The RTCP parser in tcpdump had a buffer     overflow in print-udp.c:rtcp_print() (bsc#1020940).

  - CVE-2016-7935: The RTP parser in tcpdump had a buffer     overflow in print-udp.c:rtp_print() (bsc#1020940).

  - CVE-2016-7936: The UDP parser in tcpdump had a buffer     overflow in print-udp.c:udp_print() (bsc#1020940).

  - CVE-2016-7937: The VAT parser in tcpdump had a buffer     overflow in print-udp.c:vat_print() (bsc#1020940).

  - CVE-2016-7938: The ZeroMQ parser in tcpdump had an     integer overflow in print-zeromq.c:zmtp1_print_frame()     (bsc#1020940).

  - CVE-2016-7939: The GRE parser in tcpdump had a buffer     overflow in print-gre.c, multiple functions     (bsc#1020940).

  - CVE-2016-7940: The STP parser in tcpdump had a buffer     overflow in print-stp.c, multiple functions     (bsc#1020940).

  - CVE-2016-7973: The AppleTalk parser in tcpdump had a     buffer overflow in print-atalk.c, multiple functions     (bsc#1020940).

  - CVE-2016-7974: The IP parser in tcpdump had a buffer     overflow in print-ip.c, multiple functions     (bsc#1020940).

  - CVE-2016-7975: The TCP parser in tcpdump had a buffer     overflow in print-tcp.c:tcp_print() (bsc#1020940).

  - CVE-2016-7983: The BOOTP parser in tcpdump had a buffer     overflow in print-bootp.c:bootp_print() (bsc#1020940).

  - CVE-2016-7984: The TFTP parser in tcpdump had a buffer     overflow in print-tftp.c:tftp_print() (bsc#1020940).

  - CVE-2016-7985: The CALM FAST parser in tcpdump had a     buffer overflow in print-calm-fast.c:calm_fast_print()     (bsc#1020940).

  - CVE-2016-7986: The GeoNetworking parser in tcpdump had a     buffer overflow in print-geonet.c, multiple functions     (bsc#1020940).

  - CVE-2016-7992: The Classical IP over ATM parser in     tcpdump had a buffer overflow in     print-cip.c:cip_if_print() (bsc#1020940).

  - CVE-2016-7993: A bug in util-print.c:relts_print() in     tcpdump could cause a buffer overflow in multiple     protocol parsers (DNS, DVMRP, HSRP, IGMP, lightweight     resolver protocol, PIM) (bsc#1020940).

  - CVE-2016-8574: The FRF.15 parser in tcpdump had a buffer     overflow in print-fr.c:frf15_print() (bsc#1020940).

  - CVE-2016-8575: The Q.933 parser in tcpdump had a buffer     overflow in print-fr.c:q933_print(), a different     vulnerability than CVE-2017-5482 (bsc#1020940).

  - CVE-2017-5202: The ISO CLNS parser in tcpdump had a     buffer overflow in print-isoclns.c:clnp_print()     (bsc#1020940).

  - CVE-2017-5203: The BOOTP parser in tcpdump had a buffer     overflow in print-bootp.c:bootp_print() (bsc#1020940).

  - CVE-2017-5204: The IPv6 parser in tcpdump had a buffer     overflow in print-ip6.c:ip6_print() (bsc#1020940).

  - CVE-2017-5205: The ISAKMP parser in tcpdump had a buffer     overflow in print-isakmp.c:ikev2_e_print()     (bsc#1020940).

  - CVE-2017-5341: The OTV parser in tcpdump had a buffer     overflow in print-otv.c:otv_print() (bsc#1020940).

  - CVE-2017-5342: In tcpdump a bug in multiple protocol     parsers (Geneve, GRE, NSH, OTV, VXLAN and VXLAN GPE)     could cause a buffer overflow in     print-ether.c:ether_print() (bsc#1020940).

  - CVE-2017-5482: The Q.933 parser in tcpdump had a buffer     overflow in print-fr.c:q933_print(), a different     vulnerability than CVE-2016-8575 (bsc#1020940).

  - CVE-2017-5483: The SNMP parser in tcpdump had a buffer     overflow in print-snmp.c:asn1_parse() (bsc#1020940).

  - CVE-2017-5484: The ATM parser in tcpdump had a buffer     overflow in print-atm.c:sig_print() (bsc#1020940).

  - CVE-2017-5485: The ISO CLNS parser in tcpdump had a     buffer overflow in addrtoname.c:lookup_nsap()     (bsc#1020940).

  - CVE-2017-5486: The ISO CLNS parser in tcpdump had a     buffer overflow in print-isoclns.c:clnp_print()     (bsc#1020940).

  - CVE-2015-3138: Fixed potential denial of service in     print-wb.c (bsc#927637).

  - CVE-2015-0261: Integer signedness error in the     mobility_opt_print function in the IPv6 mobility printer     in tcpdump allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (out-of-bounds read and crash) or possibly     execute arbitrary code via a negative length value     (bsc#922220).

  - CVE-2015-2153: The rpki_rtr_pdu_print function in     print-rpki-rtr.c in the TCP printer in tcpdump allowed     remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (out-of-bounds read or write and crash) via a crafted     header length in an RPKI-RTR Protocol Data Unit (PDU)     (bsc#922221).

  - CVE-2015-2154: The osi_print_cksum function in     print-isoclns.c in the ethernet printer in tcpdump     allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a crafted (1) length,     (2) offset, or (3) base pointer checksum value     (bsc#922222).

  - CVE-2015-2155: The force printer in tcpdump allowed     remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash)     and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified     vectors (bsc#922223).

  - CVE-2014-8767: Integer underflow in the olsr_print     function in tcpdump 3.9.6 when in verbose mode, allowed     remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash)     via a crafted length value in an OLSR frame     (bsc#905870).

  - CVE-2014-8768: Multiple Integer underflows in the     geonet_print function in tcpdump when run in verbose     mode, allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (segmentation fault and crash) via a crafted     length value in a Geonet frame (bsc#905871).

  - CVE-2014-8769: tcpdump might have allowed remote     attackers to obtain sensitive information from memory or     cause a denial of service (packet loss or segmentation     fault) via a crafted Ad hoc On-Demand Distance Vector     (AODV) packet, which triggers an out-of-bounds memory     access (bsc#905872). These non-security issues were     fixed in tcpdump :

  - PPKI to Router Protocol: Fix Segmentation Faults and     other problems

  - RPKI to Router Protocol: print strings with fn_printn()

  - Added a short option '#', same as long option '--number'

  - nflog, mobile, forces, pptp, AODV, AHCP, IPv6, OSPFv4,     RPL, DHCPv6 enhancements/fixes

  - M3UA decode added.

  - Added bittok2str().

  - A number of unaligned access faults fixed

  - The -A flag does not consider CR to be printable anymore

  - fx.lebail took over coverity baby sitting

  - Default snapshot size increased to 256K for accomodate     USB captures These non-security issues were fixed in     libpcap :

  - Provide a -devel-static subpackage that contains the     static libraries and all the extra dependencies which     are not needed for dynamic linking.

  - Fix handling of packet count in the TPACKET_V3 inner     loop

  - Filter out duplicate looped back CAN frames.

  - Fix the handling of loopback filters for IPv6 packets.

  - Add a link-layer header type for RDS (IEC 62106) groups.

  - Handle all CAN captures with pcap-linux.c, in cooked     mode.

  - Removes the need for the 'host-endian' link-layer header     type.

  - Have separate DLTs for big-endian and host-endian     SocketCAN headers.

  - Properly check for sock_recv() errors.

  - Re-impose some of Winsock's limitations on sock_recv().

  - Replace sprintf() with pcap_snprintf().

  - Fix signature of pcap_stats_ex_remote().

  - Have rpcap_remoteact_getsock() return a SOCKET and     supply an 'is active' flag.

  - Clean up {DAG, Septel, Myricom SNF}-only builds.

  - pcap_create_interface() needs the interface name on     Linux.

  - Clean up hardware time stamp support: the 'any' device     does not support any time stamp types.

  - Recognize 802.1ad nested VLAN tag in vlan filter.

  - Support for filtering Geneve encapsulated packets.

  - Fix handling of zones for BPF on Solaris

  - Added bpf_filter1() with extensions

  - EBUSY can now be returned by SNFv3 code.

  - Don't crash on filters testing a non-existent link-layer     type field.

  - Fix sending in non-blocking mode on Linux with     memory-mapped capture.

  - Fix timestamps when reading pcap-ng files on big-endian     machines.

  - Fixes for byte order issues with NFLOG captures

  - Handle using cooked mode for DLT_NETLINK in     activate_new().

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
79985	Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : tcpdump (MDVSA-2014:240)	Nessus	Mandriva Local Security Checks	12/15/2014	1/6/2021	medium
218503	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2014-8767	Nessus	Misc.	3/4/2025	9/2/2026	high
79700	Fedora 19 : tcpdump-4.4.0-4.fc19 (2014-15549)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	12/4/2014	1/11/2021	medium
79741	Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : tcpdump vulnerabilities (USN-2433-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	12/5/2014	8/27/2024	critical
81228	GLSA-201502-05 : tcpdump: Multiple vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	2/9/2015	1/11/2021	medium
79778	Fedora 21 : tcpdump-4.6.2-2.fc21 (2014-15609)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	12/7/2014	1/11/2021	medium
99705	SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : tcpdump, libpcap (SUSE-SU-2017:1110-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	4/27/2017	12/23/2025	critical

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