VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-1215
Stack-based buffer overflow in the command_Expand_Interpret function in command.c in ppp (aka user-ppp), as distributed in FreeBSD 6.3 and 7.0, OpenBSD 4.1 and 4.2, and the net/userppp package for NetBSD, allows local users to gain privileges via long…
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.79%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.79%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the command_Expand_Interpret function in command.c in ppp (aka user-ppp), as distributed in FreeBSD 6.3 and 7.0, OpenBSD 4.1 and 4.2, and the net/userppp package for NetBSD, allows local users to gain privileges via long commands containing "~" characters.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.79% probability · 54th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- freebsd/freebsd · netbsd/netbsd · openbsd/openbsd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29234Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29238Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29240Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openbsd.org/errata41.html#014_ppp
- http://www.openbsd.org/errata42.html#009_ppp
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/82/488980/30/0/threadedExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/82/489031/30/0/threadedExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28090Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41034
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29234Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29238Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29240Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openbsd.org/errata41.html#014_ppp
- http://www.openbsd.org/errata42.html#009_ppp
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/82/488980/30/0/threadedExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/82/489031/30/0/threadedExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28090Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41034
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.