CVE-2015-3310
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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (5.41%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 5.41% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux · point-to-point protocol project/point-to-point protocol
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.