CVE catalog
CVE-2014-9140
tcpdump: CVE-2014-9140
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 5.76% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | tcpdump | sid | 4.99.6-2 | fixed |
| Debian | tcpdump | forky | 4.99.6-2 | fixed |
| Debian | tcpdump | trixie | 4.99.5-2 | fixed |
| Debian | tcpdump | bookworm | 4.99.3-1 | fixed |
| Suse | tcpdump | linux enterprise desktop 12 | 4.5.1-7.1 | fixed |
| Suse | tcpdump | linux enterprise server 12 | 4.5.1-7.1 | fixed |
| Suse | tcpdump | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 | 4.5.1-7.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | tcpdump | 14.04 | 4.4.0-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tcpdump | 14.04 | 4.5.1-2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | tcpdump | 14.04 | 4.5.1-2ubuntu1.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | tcpdump | source | sid | 4.6.2-3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | tcpdump | source | forky | 4.6.2-3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | tcpdump | source | trixie | 4.6.2-3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | tcpdump | source | bookworm | 4.6.2-3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Suse | tcpdump | rpm | linux enterprise desktop 12 | 4.5.1-7.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2015:0679-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | tcpdump | rpm | linux enterprise server 12 | 4.5.1-7.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2015:0679-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | tcpdump | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 | 4.5.1-7.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2015:0679-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | tcpdump | deb | 14.04 | 4.5.1-2ubuntu1.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9140 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [tcpdump]Fixed
Details (2)
4.99.3-1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.6.2-3dsa · tcpdump · debian · bookworm; dsa · tcpdump · debian · 12
4.99.3-1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.6.2-3dsa · tcpdump · debian · bookworm; dsa · tcpdump · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [tcpdump]Fixed
Details (2)
4.99.5-2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.6.2-3dsa · tcpdump · debian · 13
4.99.5-2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.6.2-3dsa · tcpdump · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-ru-2015_0335-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9140]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2015:0679-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9140]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9140]
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