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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published: 2014-11-15T21:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T10:35:56.933Z

Reserved: 2014-05-03T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-3158

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-11-15T21:59:00.117

Modified: 2023-11-07T02:19:46.713

Link: CVE-2014-3158

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2014-08-10T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-3158 - Bugzilla