# CVE-2015-3310: 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 gr

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-04-24 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=782450
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:222
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3228
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2595-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74163
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-50
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0173.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00147.html

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