PT-2026-81938 · Ppp · Ppp
CVSS v3.1
8.8
High
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
ppp (affected versions not specified)
Description
The
mp Enddisc() function uses incorrect length calculations when formatting endpoint discriminator addresses for display. This flaw allows a received endpoint option to overflow a global result buffer, which could enable a malicious PPP peer to crash the ppp(8) process or potentially execute arbitrary code with root privileges.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Heap Based Buffer Overflow
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Weakness Enumeration
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Affected Products
Ppp