CVE-2014-3158
published 2014-11-15CVE-2014-3158: 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…
PriorityP336high7.5CVSS 2.0
AVNACLAuNCPIPAP
EPSS
3.50%
88.0th percentile
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."
Affected
6 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | ppp | < ppp 2.4.6-3 (bookworm) | ppp 2.4.6-3 (bookworm) |
| point-to-point_protocol_project | point-to-point_protocol | <= 2.4.6 | — |
| samba | ppp | >= 0 < 2.4.6-3 | 2.4.6-3 |
| samba | ppp | >= 0 < 2.4.6-3 | 2.4.6-3 |
| samba | ppp | >= 0 < 2.4.6-3 | 2.4.6-3 |
| samba | ppp | >= 0 < 2.4.6-3 | 2.4.6-3 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv2.07.5HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
osv7.5HIGH
vendor_debian7.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat7.5HIGH
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Ubuntu
ppp vulnerability
vendor_ubuntu·2014-12-01
CVE-2014-3158 ppp vulnerability
Title: ppp vulnerability
Summary: ppp could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator if it opened
a specially crafted file.
It was discovered that ppp incorrectly handled certain options files. A
local attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges.
Instructions: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Red Hat
ppp: integer overflow in option parsing
vendor_redhat·2014-08-10·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2014-3158 [HIGH] CWE-190 ppp: integer overflow in option parsing
ppp: integer overflow in option parsing
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."
Statement: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is now in Production 3 Phase of the support and maintenance life cycle. This has been rated as having Moderate security impact and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/.
This issue affects the versions of ppp as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7. Red Hat Product Security h
Debian
CVE-2014-3158: ppp - Integer overflow in the getword function in options.c in pppd in Paul's PPP Pack...
vendor_debian·2014·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2014-3158 [HIGH] CVE-2014-3158: ppp - Integer overflow in the getword function in options.c in pppd in Paul's PPP Pack...
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."
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2.4.6-3)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2.4.6-3)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2.4.6-3)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2.4.6-3)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2.4.6-3)
GHSA
GHSA-4rmp-xhjh-jrfr: Integer overflow in the getword function in options
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2014-3158 [HIGH] CWE-119 GHSA-4rmp-xhjh-jrfr: Integer overflow in the getword function in options
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."
OSV
CVE-2014-3158: Integer overflow in the getword function in options
osv·2014-11-15·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2014-3158 [HIGH] CVE-2014-3158: Integer overflow in the getword function in options
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."
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2014-3158 ppp: integer overflow in option parsing
bugzilla·2014-08-11·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2014-3158 [HIGH] CVE-2014-3158 ppp: integer overflow in option parsing
CVE-2014-3158 ppp: integer overflow in option parsing
Upstream released ppp-2.4.7 which fixes a potential security vulnerability:
http://marc.info/?l=linux-ppp&m=140764978420764
There's not much technical details about this issue at this time.
Discussion:
Created ppp tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1128749]
---
Upstream commit:
https://github.com/paulusmack/ppp/commit/7658e8257183f062dc01f87969c140707c7e52cb
---
ppp-2.4.5-34.fc20 has been pushed to the Fedora 20 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
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ppp-2.4.5-33.fc19 has been pushed to the Fedora 19 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
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Statement:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is now in Production
Bugzilla
CVE-2014-3158 ppp: potential security vulnerability [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2014-08-11·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2014-3158 [HIGH] CVE-2014-3158 ppp: potential security vulnerability [fedora-all]
CVE-2014-3158 ppp: potential security vulnerability [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of Fedora.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple supported versions of Fedora. While
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0368.htmlhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136932.htmlhttp://marc.info/?l=linux-ppp&m=140764978420764http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3079http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:135http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.htmlhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2429-1https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1128748https://github.com/paulusmack/ppp/commit/7658e8257183f062dc01f87969c140707c7e52cbhttp://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0368.htmlhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136932.htmlhttp://marc.info/?l=linux-ppp&m=140764978420764http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3079http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:135http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.htmlhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2429-1https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1128748https://github.com/paulusmack/ppp/commit/7658e8257183f062dc01f87969c140707c7e52cb
2014-11-15
Published