VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2014-9140

CVSS score5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability5.76%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2014-12-05
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Primary references