CVE-2014-3158

Name	CVE-2014-3158
Description	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."
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
References	DLA-74-1, DSA-3079-1
Debian Bugs	762789

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
ppp (PTS)	bullseye	2.4.9-1+1	fixed
	bookworm	2.4.9-1+1.1	fixed
	trixie	2.5.2-1+1	fixed
	forky, sid	2.5.2-1+1.1	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
ppp	source	squeeze	2.4.5-4+deb6u1		DLA-74-1
ppp	source	wheezy	2.4.5-5.1+deb7u1		DSA-3079-1
ppp	source	(unstable)	2.4.6-3	medium		762789

Notes

https://github.com/paulusmack/ppp/commit/7658e8257183f062dc01f87969c140707c7e52cb
http://marc.info/?l=linux-ppp&m=140764978420764
No known exploit yet but potential local privilege escalation to root for users in "dip" group