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.
2015-04-24T14:59:11.860
2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Deferred
CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
8.6
2.9
Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
---|---|---|---|---|
Operating System | canonical | ubuntu_linux | 12.04 | Yes |
Operating System | canonical | ubuntu_linux | 14.04 | Yes |
Operating System | canonical | ubuntu_linux | 14.10 | Yes |
Operating System | debian | debian_linux | 7.0 | Yes |
Application | point-to-point_protocol_project | point-to-point_protocol | ≤ 2.4.6 | Yes |