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