CVE catalog

CVE-2015-3310

ppp: CVE-2015-3310

Severity: Medium
Published: Apr 13, 2015, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 5.41% · Oct 27, 2026

Buffer overflow in the rc_mksid function in plugins/radius/util.c in Paul's PPP Package (ppp) 2.4.6 and earlier, when the PID for pppd is greater than 65535, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a start accounting message to the RADIUS server.

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`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ppp	14.04	`2.4.5-5.1ubuntu2.2`	fixed
Ubuntu	ppp	14.04	`2.4.5-5.1ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ppp	14.04	`2.4.5-5.1ubuntu2.1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ppp	14.04	`2.4.5-5.1ubuntu2.2`	fixed
Suse	ppp	linux enterprise software development kit 11 sp4	`2.4.5.git-2.31.7`	fixed
Suse	ppp	linux enterprise server 11 sp4	`2.4.5.git-2.31.7`	fixed
Suse	ppp	linux enterprise server for sap applications 11 sp4	`2.4.5.git-2.31.7`	fixed
Suse	ppp	linux enterprise desktop 12 sp1	`2.4.7-3.4`	fixed
Suse	ppp	linux enterprise desktop 12 sp2	`2.4.7-3.4`	fixed
Suse	ppp	linux enterprise server for raspberry pi 12 sp2	`2.4.7-3.4`	fixed
Suse	ppp	linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp1	`2.4.7-3.4`	fixed
Suse	ppp	linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp2	`2.4.7-3.4`	fixed
Suse	ppp	linux enterprise server 12 sp1	`2.4.7-3.4`	fixed
Suse	ppp	linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp1	`2.4.7-3.4`	fixed
Suse	ppp	linux enterprise server 12 sp2	`2.4.7-3.4`	fixed
Suse	ppp	linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp2	`2.4.7-3.4`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	ppp	source	sid	`2.4.6-3.1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[782450]
Debian	ppp	source	forky	`2.4.6-3.1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[782450]
Debian	ppp	source	trixie	`2.4.6-3.1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[782450]
Debian	ppp	source	bookworm	`2.4.6-3.1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[782450]
Ubuntu	ppp	deb	14.04	`2.4.5-5.1ubuntu2.2`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2015-3310	Not reported
Ubuntu	ppp	deb	14.04	`2.4.5-5.1ubuntu2.2`	Not reported	USN-2595-1	Not reported
Suse	ppp	rpm	linux enterprise software development kit 11 sp4	`2.4.5.git-2.31.7`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2017:0473-1	Not reported
Suse	ppp	rpm	linux enterprise server 11 sp4	`2.4.5.git-2.31.7`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2017:0473-1	Not reported
Suse	ppp	rpm	linux enterprise server for sap applications 11 sp4	`2.4.5.git-2.31.7`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2017:0473-1	Not reported
Suse	ppp	rpm	linux enterprise desktop 12 sp1	`2.4.7-3.4`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2017:0474-1	Not reported
Suse	ppp	rpm	linux enterprise desktop 12 sp2	`2.4.7-3.4`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2017:0474-1	Not reported
Suse	ppp	rpm	linux enterprise server for raspberry pi 12 sp2	`2.4.7-3.4`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2017:0474-1	Not reported
Suse	ppp	rpm	linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp1	`2.4.7-3.4`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2017:0474-1	Not reported
Suse	ppp	rpm	linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp2	`2.4.7-3.4`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2017:0474-1	Not reported
Suse	ppp	rpm	linux enterprise server 12 sp1	`2.4.7-3.4`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2017:0474-1	Not reported
Suse	ppp	rpm	linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp1	`2.4.7-3.4`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2017:0474-1	Not reported
Suse	ppp	rpm	linux enterprise server 12 sp2	`2.4.7-3.4`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2017:0474-1	Not reported
Suse	ppp	rpm	linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp2	`2.4.7-3.4`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2017:0474-1	Not reported

[Debian bug #782450]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[ppp]Fixed
Source package: [ppp]
Details (2)
- 2.4.9-1+1.1+b1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.6-3.1
  dsa · ppp · debian · bookworm; dsa · ppp · debian · 12
- 2.4.9-1+1.1+b1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.6-3.1
  dsa · ppp · debian · bookworm; dsa · ppp · debian · 12
[ppp-dev]Fixed
Source package: [ppp]
Details (2)
- 2.4.9-1+1.1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.6-3.1
  dsa · ppp · debian · bookworm; dsa · ppp · debian · 12
- 2.4.9-1+1.1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.6-3.1
  dsa · ppp · debian · bookworm; dsa · ppp · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[ppp]Fixed
Details (2)
- 2.5.2-1+1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.6-3.1
  dsa · ppp · debian · 13
- 2.5.2-1+1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.6-3.1
  dsa · ppp · debian · 13
[ppp-dev]Fixed
Source package: [ppp]
Details (2)
- 2.5.2-1+1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.6-3.1
  dsa · ppp · debian · 13
- 2.5.2-1+1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.6-3.1
  dsa · ppp · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:14:58 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]