Buffer Overflow in rc_mksid Function in Paul's PPP Package (ppp) 2.4.6 and Earlier

Buffer Overflow in rc_mksid Function in Paul's PPP Package (ppp) 2.4.6 and Earlier

CVE-2015-3310 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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.

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