{"id":"CVE-2024-2397","aliases":["BELL-CVE-2024-2397","EUVD-2024-27349","GHSA-j3vc-4chv-32mw","MGASA-2024-0177","openSUSE-SU-2024:14305-1"],"status":"published","title":"infinite loop in the PPP printer of tcpdump","description":"Due to a bug in packet data buffers management, the PPP printer in tcpdump can enter an infinite loop when reading a crafted DLT_PPP_SERIAL .pcap savefile.  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