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CVE-2014-3158

Published: 15 November 2014

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."

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
ppp
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (2.4.6-3)
lucid
Released (2.4.5~git20081126t100229-0ubuntu3.1)
precise
Released (2.4.5-5ubuntu1.1)
trusty
Released (2.4.5-5.1ubuntu2.1)
utopic
Released (2.4.5-5.1ubuntu3.1)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/paulusmack/ppp/commit/7658e8257183f062dc01f87969c140707c7e52cb