5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2014-9140
Tcpdump Buffer Overflow Denial of Service
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 5, 2014, 4:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 9, 2018, 7:54 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-9140 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat tcpdump

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-9140 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/534829/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534829/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71468 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 18, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 03, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:125
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 02, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00084.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 01, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:240
    Added Reference http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0511.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 26, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3193
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130730/tcpdump-Denial-Of-Service-Code-Execution.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/534829/100/0/threaded
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 05, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:tcpdump:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2433-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2433-1 Advisory, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3086 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3086 Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/0f95d441e4b5d7512cc5c326c8668a120e048eda No Types Assigned https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/0f95d441e4b5d7512cc5c326c8668a120e048eda Exploit
    Added CWE CWE-119
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

13.38 }} -1.47%

score

0.95627

percentile

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