tcpdump: incorrect handling of PPP packets printing
Published Dec 5, 2014
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.76%
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
tcpdump
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
tcpdump
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
tcpdump
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | tcpdump | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | tcpdump | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | tcpdump | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.76% (0.05761) | 92.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.76% (0.05761) | 92.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 13, 2025 | 5.51% (0.05511) | 89.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 9.00% (0.08997) | 91.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 28.94% (0.28937) | 94.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 9.00% (0.08997) | 91.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 10.51% (0.10509) | 95.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 17, 2024 | 13.38% (0.13375) | 95.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 31, 2024 | 14.84% (0.14842) | 95.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 15.80% (0.15801) | 95.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 84.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 67.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (18)
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0511.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00084.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130730/tcpdump-Denial-Of-Service-Code-Execution.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://seclists.org/tcpdump/2014/q4/72 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3086 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3193 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:240 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:125 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534829/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71468 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2433-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9140 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1171182 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/0f95d441e4b5d7512cc5c326c8668a120e048eda x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9140
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9140
Change history (0)
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