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Status published
Medium
CVE-2014-9140
Buffer overflow in the ppp_hdlc function in print-ppp.c in tcpdump...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:240
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:125
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130730/tcpdump-Denial-Of-Service-Code-Execution.html
- https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/0f95d441e4b5d7512cc5c326c8668a120e048eda
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534829/100/0/threaded
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0511.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2433-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00084.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3086
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71468
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3193
- http://seclists.org/tcpdump/2014/q4/72
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
tcpdump
Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 5th, 2014
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.