Integer overflow in the getword function in options.c in...
High severity
Unreviewed
Published
May 13, 2022
to the GitHub Advisory Database
•
Updated Feb 1, 2023
Description
Published by the National Vulnerability Database
Nov 15, 2014
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
May 13, 2022
Last updated
Feb 1, 2023
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."
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