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Vulnerability record · CVE-2014-9140 · published 5 December 2014

CVE-2014-9140: Redhat tcpdump memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Redhat · Tcpdump

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.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 5.8% · top 7.2% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
5.8%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
28References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
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-3086 Vendor 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-2433-1 PatchVendor Advisory
https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/0f95d441e4b5d7512cc5c326c8668a120e048eda Exploit
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-3086 Vendor 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-2433-1 PatchVendor Advisory
https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/0f95d441e4b5d7512cc5c326c8668a120e048eda Exploit
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2014-9140), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.