CVE-2014-3158 (GCVE-0-2014-3158)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-11-15 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 10:35
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Summary
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."
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