UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3158

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3158

    Published: 15 Nov 2014Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-3158
    Aliases:
    USN-2429-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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."

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3158, http://marc.info/?l=linux-ppp&m=140764978420764, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136932.html, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2429-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3158

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: ppp

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.4.5-5.1ubuntu2.1

    Affected versions

    2.4.5-5.1ubuntu2

    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