USN-2595-1

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    USN-2595-1

    Published: 5 May 2015Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026

    Summary: ppp vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that ppp incorrectly handled large PIDs. When pppd is used with a RADIUS server, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause it to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2595-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/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