Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 5, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-9140
CVE-2014-9140
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.
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Affected products
4- osv-coords3 versionspkg:rpm/suse/tcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/tcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/tcpdump&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012
< 4.5.1-7.1+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: < 4.5.1-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.5.1-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.5.1-7.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
14- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2433-1nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/0f95d441e4b5d7512cc5c326c8668a120e048edanvdExploit
- www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3086nvdVendor Advisory
- advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0511.htmlnvd
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00084.htmlnvd
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/130730/tcpdump-Denial-Of-Service-Code-Execution.htmlnvd
- seclists.org/tcpdump/2014/q4/72nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3193nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534829/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/71468nvd
- support.apple.com/kb/HT205031nvd
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