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ubuntu-cve-2014-3158

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2014-11-15 00:00

Modified

2026-04-22 07:37

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."

Severity

N/A (UNKNOWN)


                    
                      medium

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3158	REPORT
	http://marc.info/?l=linux-ppp&m=140764978420764	REPORT
	http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-…	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2429-1	ADVISORY
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3158	REPORT

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        "availability": "No subscription required",
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    },
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CVE-2014-3158 (GCVE-0-2014-3158)

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

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

Chrome

References

9 references

URL	Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2429-1	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
http://marc.info/?l=linux-ppp&m=140764978420764	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1128748	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3079	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0368.html	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/paulusmack/ppp/commit/7658e825…	x_refsource_CONFIRM

Date Public

2014-08-10 00:00

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usn-2429-1

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2014-12-01 15:29

Modified

2026-04-22 07:36

Summary

ppp vulnerability

Details

It was discovered that ppp incorrectly handled certain options files. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges.

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2429-1	ADVISORY
	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3158	REPORT

JSON

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  "affected": [
    {
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          ],
          "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS"
        }
      },
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "ppp",
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      "package": {
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        "name": "ppp",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/ppp@2.4.5-5.1ubuntu2.1?arch=source\u0026distro=trusty"
      },
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  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:36:32Z",
  "published": "2014-12-01T15:29:24Z",
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}

Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

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Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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ubuntu-cve-2014-3158

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

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

usn-2429-1

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

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