Tcpdump · Tcpdump · CVE-2014-8769
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
tcpdump versions 3.8 through 4.6.2
**Description**
The issue allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from memory or cause a denial of service, such as packet loss or segmentation fault, via a crafted Ad hoc On-Demand Distance Vector (AODV) packet. This packet triggers an out-of-bounds memory access.
**Recommendations**
For versions 3.8 through 4.6.2, update to a version that fixes the out-of-bounds memory access issue to prevent potential attacks.
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.