CVE-2014-3158
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."
Published:Aug 10, 2014
Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
EPS:Nov 15, 2014
EPSS Score:0.01484
CVSS Score:7.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Point-to-point Protocol Project
Product
Point-to-point Protocol
Point-to-point Protocol Project
Point-to-point Protocol
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
References
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
