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CVE-2014-9140

Publication date 3 December 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
tcpdump 14.10 utopic
Fixed 4.6.2-1ubuntu1.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 4.5.1-2ubuntu1.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 4.2.1-1ubuntu2.1
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 4.0.0-6ubuntu3.1

Patch details

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Package Patch details
tcpdump

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-2433-1
    • tcpdump vulnerabilities
    • 4 December 2014

Other references