tcpdump: Multiple vulnerabilities

tcpdump: Multiple vulnerabilities Multiple vulnerabilities in tcpdump could result in execution of arbitrary code or Denial of Service. tcpdump 2015-02-07 2015-02-07 534660 remote 4.6.2-r1 4.6.2-r1

tcpdump is a tool for capturing and inspecting network traffic.

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)

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.

There is no known workaround at this time.

All tcpdump users should upgrade to the latest version:


      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/tcpdump-4.6.2-r1"

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