Description
Buffer overflow in the rc_mksid function in plugins/radius/util.c in Paul's PPP Package (ppp) 2.4.6 and earlier, when the PID for pppd is greater than 65535, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a start accounting message to the RADIUS server.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.3/10
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0173.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00147.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3228
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:222
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74163
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2595-1
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=782450
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-50
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0173.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00147.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3228
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:222
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74163
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2595-1
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=782450
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-50
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 24, 2015
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified