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Debian PPP High DoS Buffer Overflow Vulnerability DSA-3228-1 Update

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Calendar Grey April 16, 2015
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Debian's PPP package vulnerability poses a severe risk for DoS attacks, requiring immediate updates to enhance input validation and prevent exploits
Emanuele Rocca discovered that ppp, a daemon implementing the Point-to-Point Protocol, was subject to a buffer overflow when communicating with a RADIUS server
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Summary

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.4.5-5.1+deb7u2.

For the upcoming stable distribution (jessie) and unstable
distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2.4.6-3.1.

We recommend that you upgrade your ppp packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: ppp
CVE ID: CVE-2015-3310

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