Unscored severity · published Dec 5, 2014
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
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CVSS
5.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)5.8% · higher than 93% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TC
Tcpdump · Redhat
through 4.6.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9140
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9140
advisories.mageia.org
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0511.html
lists.apple.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00084.html
packetstormsecurity.com
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130730/tcpdump-Denial-Of-Service-Code-Execution.html
seclists.org
http://seclists.org/tcpdump/2014/q4/72
Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3086
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