CVE catalog
CVE-2014-3158
ppp: CVE-2014-3158
- Severity
- High
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 3.55% · Oct 25, 2026
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."
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | ppp | sid | 2.5.2-1+2 | fixed |
| Debian | ppp | forky | 2.5.2-1+2 | fixed |
| Debian | ppp | trixie | 2.5.2-1+1 | fixed |
| Debian | ppp | bookworm | 2.4.9-1+1.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | ppp | 14.04 | 2.4.5-5.1ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ppp | 14.04 | 2.4.5-5.1ubuntu2.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | ppp | 14.04 | 2.4.5-5.1ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ppp | 14.04 | 2.4.5-5.1ubuntu2.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | ppp | tumbleweed | 2.4.7-7.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | ppp | source | sid | 2.4.6-3 | medium | Not reported | [762789] |
| Debian | ppp | source | forky | 2.4.6-3 | medium | Not reported | [762789] |
| Debian | ppp | source | trixie | 2.4.6-3 | medium | Not reported | [762789] |
| Debian | ppp | source | bookworm | 2.4.6-3 | medium | Not reported | [762789] |
| Ubuntu | ppp | deb | 14.04 | 2.4.5-5.1ubuntu2.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3158 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | ppp | deb | 14.04 | 2.4.5-5.1ubuntu2.1 | Not reported | USN-2429-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | ppp | rpm | tumbleweed | 2.4.7-7.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10049-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[openSUSE Tumbleweed]
- [ppp-devel]Unknown
Source package: [ppp]
Details (1)
2.5.2-3.5· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
2.4.7-7.1Version impact unknown
dsa · ppp · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [ppp-modem]Unknown
Source package: [ppp]
Details (1)
2.5.2-3.5· noarch · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
2.4.7-7.1Version impact unknown
dsa · ppp · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [ppp]Fixed
Source package: [ppp]
Details (1)
2.5.2-3.5· x86_64 · tumbleweedFixed · Fixed:
2.4.7-7.1dsa · ppp · opensuse · tumbleweed
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [ppp]Fixed
Source package: [ppp]
Details (2)
2.4.9-1+1.1+b1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.4.6-3dsa · ppp · debian · bookworm; dsa · ppp · debian · 12
2.4.9-1+1.1+b1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.4.6-3dsa · ppp · debian · bookworm; dsa · ppp · debian · 12
- [ppp-dev]Fixed
Source package: [ppp]
Details (2)
2.4.9-1+1.1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.4.6-3dsa · ppp · debian · bookworm; dsa · ppp · debian · 12
2.4.9-1+1.1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.4.6-3dsa · ppp · debian · bookworm; dsa · ppp · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [ppp]Fixed
Details (2)
2.5.2-1+1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.4.6-3dsa · ppp · debian · 13
2.5.2-1+1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.4.6-3dsa · ppp · debian · 13
- [ppp-dev]Fixed
Source package: [ppp]
Details (2)
2.5.2-1+1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.4.6-3dsa · ppp · debian · 13
2.5.2-1+1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.4.6-3dsa · ppp · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2024_10049-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3158]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-74-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-3079-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3158]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-2429-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:10049-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-3158]
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