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 :
Nov. 7, 2023, 2:19 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
6.4
Exploitability Score :
10.0
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2014-3158
vulnerability.
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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.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Source Update by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Source Google Inc. Chrome -
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 -
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
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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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
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2014-3158
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.97 }} -0.14%
score
0.83415
percentile