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    CVE-2014-9140

    Buffer overflow in the ppp_hdlc function in print-ppp.c in tcpdump 4.6.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) cia a crafted PPP packet.

    Published:Nov 24, 2014
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Dec 5, 2014
    EPSS Score:0.05511
    CVSS Score:5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Tcpdump

    Exploits

    https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/0f95d441e4b5d7512cc5c326c8668a120e048edahttps://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/0f95d441e4b5d7512cc5c326c8668a120e048eda

    References

    http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0511.html
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00084.html
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130730/tcpdump-Denial-Of-Service-Code-Execution.html
    http://seclists.org/tcpdump/2014/q4/72
    http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3086
    http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3193
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:240
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:125
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534829/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71468
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2433-1
    https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/0f95d441e4b5d7512cc5c326c8668a120e048eda
    https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031
    http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0511.html
    http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00084.html
    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130730/tcpdump-Denial-Of-Service-Code-Execution.html
    http://seclists.org/tcpdump/2014/q4/72
    http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3086
    http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3193
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:240
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:125
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534829/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71468
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2433-1
    https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/0f95d441e4b5d7512cc5c326c8668a120e048eda
    https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High