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    CVE-2008-1215

    Stack-based buffer overflow in the command_Expand_Interpret function in command.c in ppp (aka user-ppp), as distributed in FreeBSD 6.3 and 7.0, OpenBSD 4.1 and 4.2, and the net/userppp package for NetBSD, allows local users to gain privileges via long commands containing "~" characters.

    Published:Mar 9, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Mar 9, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.0043
    CVSS Score:4.6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Freebsd
    Product
    Freebsd
    Vendor
    Netbsd
    Product
    Netbsd
    Vendor
    Openbsd
    Product
    Openbsd

    Exploits

    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/82/488980/30/0/threadedhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/82/489031/30/0/threadedhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28090http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/82/488980/30/0/threadedhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/82/489031/30/0/threadedhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28090https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31333

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://secunia.com/advisories/29234
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29238
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29240
    http://www.openbsd.org/errata41.html#014_ppp
    http://www.openbsd.org/errata42.html#009_ppp
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/82/488980/30/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/82/489031/30/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28090
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41034
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29234
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29238
    http://secunia.com/advisories/29240
    http://www.openbsd.org/errata41.html#014_ppp
    http://www.openbsd.org/errata42.html#009_ppp
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/82/488980/30/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/82/489031/30/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28090
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41034

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High