The ppp decapsulator in tcpdump 4.9.3 can be convinced to allocate a large amount of memory.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| tcpdump / tcpdump | 4.9.3 | 4.9.3.x |
| debian / debian_linux | 9.0 | 9.0.x |
| fedoraproject / fedora | 32 | 32.x |
| fedoraproject / fedora | 33 | 33.x |
| apple / mac_os_x | - | 10.14.6 |
| apple / mac_os_x | 10.15 | 10.15.7 |
| apple / mac_os_x | 10.14.6-security_update_2020-001 | 10.14.6-security_update_2020-001.x |
| apple / mac_os_x | 10.14.6-security_update_2020-002 | 10.14.6-security_update_2020-002.x |
| apple / mac_os_x | 10.14.6-security_update_2020-003 | 10.14.6-security_update_2020-003.x |
| apple / mac_os_x | 10.14.6-security_update_2020-004 | 10.14.6-security_update_2020-004.x |
| apple / mac_os_x | 10.14.6-security_update_2020-005 | 10.14.6-security_update_2020-005.x |
| apple / mac_os_x | 10.14.6-security_update_2020-006 | 10.14.6-security_update_2020-006.x |
| apple / mac_os_x | 10.14.6 | 10.14.6.x |
| apple / mac_os_x | 10.15.7-supplemental_update | 10.15.7-supplemental_update.x |
| apple / mac_os_x | 10.15.7 | 10.15.7.x |
| apple / mac_os_x | 10.14.6-security_update_2020-007 | 10.14.6-security_update_2020-007.x |
| apple / mac_os_x | 10.14.6-security_update_2019-001 | 10.14.6-security_update_2019-001.x |
| apple / mac_os_x | 10.14.6-security_update_2019-002 | 10.14.6-security_update_2019-002.x |
| apple / mac_os_x | 10.15.7-security_update_2020-001 | 10.15.7-security_update_2020-001.x |
| apple / mac_os_x | 10.14.6-security_update_2021-001 | 10.14.6-security_update_2021-001.x |
| apple / macos | 11.0 | 11.3 |
| apple / mac_os_x | 10.15.7-security_update_2021-001 | 10.15.7-security_update_2021-001.x |