CVE-2008-1215 describes a stack-based buffer overflow in the ppp (user-ppp) utility, affecting FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and NetBSD distributions. This vulnerability allows local users to gain privileges by crafting long commands containing tilde characters. With a CVSS score of 4.6, it is considered a low-severity flaw, requiring local access and user interaction for exploitation, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. While an ExploitDB entry exists for a denial-of-service, there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.