Ubuntu 4.10 : ppp Denial of Service (USN-12-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 20508

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

It has been discovered that ppp does not properly verify certain data structures used in the CBCP protocol. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause the pppd server to crash due to an invalid memory access, leading to a denial of service. However, there is no possibility of code execution or privilege escalation.

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Solution

Update the affected ppp and / or ppp-dev packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 20508

File Name: ubuntu_USN-12-1.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks

Published: 1/15/2006

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ppp-dev, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:4.10, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ppp

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 10/29/2004

Reference Information

USN: 12-1

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