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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.1
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Osx Apache | — | Apply OS X security update 2015-006Upgrade macOS to the latest version | Aug 28, 2015 | Dec 5, 2014 |
| Apple Osx Tcpdump | — | Upgrade macOS to the latest version | Mar 29, 2016 | Dec 5, 2014 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade tcpdump | Jul 30, 2024 | Dec 5, 2014 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-analyzer/tcpdump. | Oct 30, 2017 | Dec 5, 2014 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Nov 24, 2014 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade tcpdump | Dec 18, 2015 | Dec 5, 2014 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade tcpdump | Nov 8, 2024 | Dec 5, 2014 |
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