CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2004-1002

HIGHEPSS 84th pctl
7.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

Integer underflow in pppd in cbcp.c for ppp 2.4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a CBCP packet with an invalid length value that causes pppd to access an incorrect memory location.

How to fix

Remediation Available
pppDebian
Fixed in:2.4.2+20040428-3CVE-2004-1002
Fixed in:2.4.2+20040428-3CVE-2004-1002
Fixed in:2.4.2+20040428-3CVE-2004-1002
Fixed in:2.4.2+20040428-3CVE-2004-1002

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.70%probability of exploitation in 30 days
84thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 84% of all known CVEs.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.