Description
Integer overflow in the getword function in options.c in pppd in Paul's PPP Package (ppp) before 2.4.7 allows attackers to "access privileged options" via a long word in an options file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow that "[corrupts] security-relevant variables."
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 7.5/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0368.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136932.html
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-ppp&m=140764978420764
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3079
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:135
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2429-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1128748
- https://github.com/paulusmack/ppp/commit/7658e8257183f062dc01f87969c140707c7e52cb
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0368.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136932.html
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-ppp&m=140764978420764
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3079
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:135
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2429-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1128748
- https://github.com/paulusmack/ppp/commit/7658e8257183f062dc01f87969c140707c7e52cb
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 15, 2014
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified