CVE-2014-3158: Buffer Overflow
First published: Mon Aug 11 2014(Updated: )
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."
Credit: cve-coordination@google.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Point-to-point Protocol Project Point-to-point Protocol | <=2.4.6 | |
| redhat/ppp | <2.4.7 | 2.4.7 |
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Reference Links
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0368.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136932.html
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-ppp&m=140764978420764
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3079
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:135
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2429-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1128748
- https://github.com/paulusmack/ppp/commit/7658e8257183f062dc01f87969c140707c7e52cb
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1128749
- https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/
- https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/clasification/
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