CVE-2015-3310

Description

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.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.25% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=782450
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:222 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3228 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2595-1 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74163 vdb entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-50 vendor advisory
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0173.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00147.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-3310?
CVE-2015-3310 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-3310?
To fix CVE-2015-3310, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-3310 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-3310 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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