VulnerabilityModified
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.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 5.76%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (5.76%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 5.76% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- redhat/tcpdump
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
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-3086Vendor Advisory
- 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-2433-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/0f95d441e4b5d7512cc5c326c8668a120e048edaExploit
- 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-3086Vendor Advisory
- 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-2433-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/0f95d441e4b5d7512cc5c326c8668a120e048edaExploit
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.