CVE-2004-1002 describes an integer underflow vulnerability in the pppd daemon, specifically affecting ppp version 2.4.1, including its implementations in Canonical and Samba products. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service by sending a specially crafted CBCP packet with an invalid length, leading to a daemon crash due to incorrect memory access. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and a high impact on availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:samba:ppp:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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