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 Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade ppp | Aug 30, 2017 | Apr 24, 2015 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade ppp | Jul 30, 2024 | Apr 24, 2015 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-dialup/ppp. | Oct 30, 2017 | Apr 24, 2015 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade ppp | Dec 4, 2019 | Apr 24, 2015 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade ppp | Apr 16, 2020 | Apr 24, 2015 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade ppp | Nov 19, 2019 | Apr 24, 2015 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade network-scripts-pppUpgrade ppp | Nov 28, 2019 | Apr 24, 2015 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Apr 13, 2015 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade ppp-develUpgrade ppp | Dec 18, 2015 | Apr 24, 2015 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade ppp | Nov 8, 2024 | Apr 24, 2015 |
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