CVE-2014-3158 is an integer overflow vulnerability in the getword function of Paul's PPP Package (pppd) versions prior to 2.4.7. This flaw allows attackers to corrupt security-relevant variables via a heap-based buffer overflow triggered by a long word in an options file, potentially leading to access to privileged options. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it is considered highly severe, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, with potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.4.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:point-to-point_protocol_project:point-to-point_protocol:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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