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.
References (14)
Core 14
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:240
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:125
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130730/tcpdump-Denial-Of-Service-Code-Execution.html
Exploit x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/0f95d441e4b5d7512cc5c326c8668a120e048eda
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534829/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0511.html
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2433-1
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00084.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3086
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71468
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3193
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://seclists.org/tcpdump/2014/q4/72
Scores
EPSS
0.0576
EPSS Percentile
92.2%
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (1)
redhat/tcpdump
< 4.6.2
Published
Dec 05, 2014
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026