{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3158","details":"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.\"","modified":"2026-02-04T04:12:07.460787Z","published":"2014-11-15T00:00:00Z","related":["USN-2429-1"],"upstream":["CVE-2014-3158"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3158"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://marc.info/?l=linux-ppp&m=140764978420764"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-August/136932.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2429-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3158"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"ppp","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/ppp@2.4.5-5.1ubuntu2.1?arch=source&distro=trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.4.5-5.1ubuntu2.1"}]}],"versions":["2.4.5-5.1ubuntu2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"2.4.5-5.1ubuntu2.1","binary_name":"ppp"},{"binary_version":"2.4.5-5.1ubuntu2.1","binary_name":"ppp-dev"}],"availability":"No subscription required"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3158.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","severity":[{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}