Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 15, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-3158
CVE-2014-3158
Description
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."
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Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:a:point-to-point_protocol_project:point-to-point_protocol:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <=2.4.6
Patches
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References
9- advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0368.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136932.htmlnvd
- marc.infonvd
- www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3079nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.htmlnvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2429-1nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- github.com/paulusmack/ppp/commit/7658e8257183f062dc01f87969c140707c7e52cbnvd
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