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CVE-2015-3310

Published: Apr 24, 2015Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119
NVD MITRE
4.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
5.4%
Top 8.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:NI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

n/an/a
ubuntu linuxcanonical
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
debian linuxdebian
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
point-to-point protocolpoint-to-point protocol project
Mixed
Networking Infrastructure / network-management
canonicalcommercialGBOperating Systemsaka canonical ltd.
debianoss-projectGBOperating Systemsaka debian gnu/linux
point-to-point protocol projectoss-projectNetworking Infrastructureaka point-to-point protocol

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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=782450
bugs.debian.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:222
mandriva.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3228
debian.org
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Timeline

Published
Apr 24, 2015
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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