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.
Published: 2014-12-05
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: 5.5% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-102-1 tcpdump security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3086-1 tcpdump security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-8965 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2433-1 tcpdump vulnerabilities
History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.08997}

epss

{'score': 0.05511}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T13:33:13.532Z

Reserved: 2014-11-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-9140

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-12-05T16:59:12.910

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-9140

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2014-11-24T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-9140 - Bugzilla

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