Gentoo FoundationGLSA-201701-50PPP: Buffer overflow
4.3 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
0.068 Low
EPSS
Percentile
93.8%
Background
PPP is a Unix implementation of the Point-to-Point Protocol
Description
A buffer overflow was discovered in the rc_mksid function in plugins/radius/util.c in PPP when the PID for pppd is greater than 65535.
Impact
A remote attacker could cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All PPP users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-dialup/ppp-2.4.7-r3"
| OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gentoo | any | all | net-dialup/ppp | < 2.4.7-r3 | UNKNOWN |
Related
4.3 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
0.068 Low
EPSS
Percentile
93.8%