CVE-2015-3310

Publication date 16 April 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

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.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
ppp	15.04 vivid	Not affected
	14.10 utopic	Fixed 2.4.5-5.1ubuntu3.2
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 2.4.5-5.1ubuntu2.2
	12.04 LTS precise	Fixed 2.4.5-5ubuntu1.2
	10.04 LTS lucid	Ignored end of life

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References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-2595-1
ppp vulnerability
5 May 2015

Other references

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/13/4
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3310