CVE-2014-9140 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 5 Dec 2014 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted PPP packet due to a buffer overflow in tcpdump.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2014-9140?

CVE-2014-9140 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Dec 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official 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: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9140?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Redhat Tcpdump.

How do I fix CVE-2014-9140?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2014-9140 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9140 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9140, GHSA-v564-r5jq-5c36, MGASA-2014-0511, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9140.