Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 24, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-3310
CVE-2015-3310
Description
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.
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Affected products
19- cpe:2.3:a:point-to-point_protocol_project:point-to-point_protocol:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <=2.4.6
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords13 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/ppp&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/ppp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/ppp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/ppp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/ppp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/ppp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/ppp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20Raspberry%20Pi%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/ppp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/ppp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/ppp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/ppp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/ppp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/ppp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP2
< 2.4.7-7.1+ 12 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.7-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.7-3.4
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.7-3.4
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.5.git-2.31.7
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.7-3.4
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.7-3.4
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.7-3.4
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.5.git-2.31.7
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.7-3.4
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.7-3.4
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.5.git-2.31.7
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.7-3.4
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.7-3.4
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0173.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00147.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3228nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/74163nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2595-1nvd
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-50nvd
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