UBUNTU-CVE-2015-3310

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2015-3310

    Published: 16 Apr 2015Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-3310
    Aliases:
    USN-2595-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-3310, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/13/4, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2595-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3310

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: ppp

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.4.5-5.1ubuntu2.2

    Affected versions

    2.4.5-5.1ubuntu2
    2.4.5-5.1ubuntu2.1

    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