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."
| Type | CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|---|
| text | N/A | n/a |
| Version | Base score | Base severity | Vector |
|---|
| CAPEC ID | Description |
|---|
| Event | Date |
|---|
| Hyperlink | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2429-1 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_UBUNTU |
| http://marc.info/?l=linux-ppp&m=140764978420764 | mailing-list x_refsource_MLIST |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:135 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_MANDRIVA |
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1128748 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136932.html | vendor-advisory x_refsource_FEDORA |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3079 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_DEBIAN |
| http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0368.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/paulusmack/ppp/commit/7658e8257183f062dc01f87969c140707c7e52cb | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| Version | Base score | Base severity | Vector |
|---|
| CAPEC ID | Description |
|---|
| Event | Date |
|---|
| Hyperlink | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2429-1 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_UBUNTU x_transferred |
| http://marc.info/?l=linux-ppp&m=140764978420764 | mailing-list x_refsource_MLIST x_transferred |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:135 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_MANDRIVA x_transferred |
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM x_transferred |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1128748 | x_refsource_CONFIRM x_transferred |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136932.html | vendor-advisory x_refsource_FEDORA x_transferred |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3079 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_DEBIAN x_transferred |
| http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0368.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM x_transferred |
| https://github.com/paulusmack/ppp/commit/7658e8257183f062dc01f87969c140707c7e52cb | x_refsource_CONFIRM x_transferred |