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7.5
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2014-3158
PPP Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

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."

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 15, 2014, 9:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-3158 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Point-to-point_protocol_project point-to-point_protocol
1 Samba ppp
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 2
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
This vulnerability can be remediated by updating the affected Point-to-Point Protocol packages.
  • Update the ppp packages.
  • Upgrade to the latest version.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2014-3158.

URL Resource
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0368.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136932.html
http://marc.info/?l=linux-ppp&m=140764978420764
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3079
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:135
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2429-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1128748
https://github.com/paulusmack/ppp/commit/7658e8257183f062dc01f87969c140707c7e52cb
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0368.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136932.html
http://marc.info/?l=linux-ppp&m=140764978420764
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3079
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:135
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2429-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1128748
https://github.com/paulusmack/ppp/commit/7658e8257183f062dc01f87969c140707c7e52cb
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2014-3158 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2014-3158 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2014-3158 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-3158 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0368.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136932.html
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=linux-ppp&m=140764978420764
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3079
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:135
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2429-1
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1128748
    Added Reference https://github.com/paulusmack/ppp/commit/7658e8257183f062dc01f87969c140707c7e52cb
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2429-1 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://marc.info/?l=linux-ppp&m=140764978420764 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:135 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1128748 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136932.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3079 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0368.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://github.com/paulusmack/ppp/commit/7658e8257183f062dc01f87969c140707c7e52cb [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1128748
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://marc.info/?l=linux-ppp&m=140764978420764
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://github.com/paulusmack/ppp/commit/7658e8257183f062dc01f87969c140707c7e52cb
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136932.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3079
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2429-1
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:135
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0368.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
  • CVE Source Update by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Source Google Inc. Chrome
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Feb. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:samba:ppp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.4.6 OR *cpe:2.3:a:point-to-point_protocol_project:point-to-point_protocol:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.4.6
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 25, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 16, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:samba:ppp:2.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:samba:ppp:2.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 15, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:135
    Added Reference http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0368.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 07, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3079
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2429-1
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 17, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:samba:ppp:2.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/paulusmack/ppp/commit/7658e8257183f062dc01f87969c140707c7e52cb No Types Assigned https://github.com/paulusmack/ppp/commit/7658e8257183f062dc01f87969c140707c7e52cb Advisory, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-119
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.48 }} 0.26%

score

0.80149

percentile