{"cve":"CVE-2014-9140","nvd":{"published":"2014-12-05T16:59:12.910","modified":"2026-06-17T00:17:48.883","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-119"],"references":["http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0511.html","http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00084.html","http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130730/tcpdump-Denial-Of-Service-Code-Execution.html","http://seclists.org/tcpdump/2014/q4/72"],"products":["redhat:tcpdump"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:34:45.729216538+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2014-9140","score":0.05761,"percentile":0.93078,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}