MGASA-2014-0511

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    MGASA-2014-0511

    Published: 5 Dec 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-9140

    Summary: Updated tcpdump package fixes security vulnerability

    Details: 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).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0511.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14728, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2433-1/

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: tcpdump

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/tcpdump?arch=source&distro=mageia-4

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.4.0-2.2.mga4

    Affected versions

    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
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