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CVE-2015-3310

MEDIUMEPSS 92th pctl
4.3
CVSS v2
NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
pppDebian
Fixed in:2.4.6-3.1CVE-2015-3310
Fixed in:2.4.6-3.1CVE-2015-3310
Fixed in:2.4.6-3.1CVE-2015-3310
Fixed in:2.4.6-3.1CVE-2015-3310
pppUbuntu
Fixed in:2.4.5-5.1ubuntu2.2USN-2595-1

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

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

5.44%probability of exploitation in 30 days
92ndpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 92% of all known CVEs.

References

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