CVE-2015-3310

ppp: buffer overflow in radius plug-in's rc_mksid()

Published Apr 24, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 5.4% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-205-1 ppp security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3228-1 ppp security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-3356 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2595-1 ppp vulnerability
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 5:47 AM
Reserved
Apr 16, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 24, 2015, 2:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:25 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Apr 13, 2015, 12:00 AM