FKIE_CVE-2008-1215

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-03-09 02:44 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:51
Severity
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in the command_Expand_Interpret function in command.c in ppp (aka user-ppp), as distributed in FreeBSD 6.3 and 7.0, OpenBSD 4.1 and 4.2, and the net/userppp package for NetBSD, allows local users to gain privileges via long commands containing "~" characters.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/29234Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/29238Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/29240Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openbsd.org/errata41.html#014_ppp
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openbsd.org/errata42.html#009_ppp
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/82/488980/30/0/threadedExploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/82/489031/30/0/threadedExploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28090Exploit
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41034
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/29234Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/29238Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/29240Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openbsd.org/errata41.html#014_ppp
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openbsd.org/errata42.html#009_ppp
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/82/488980/30/0/threadedExploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/82/489031/30/0/threadedExploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28090Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41034
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
freebsd freebsd 6.3
freebsd freebsd 7.0
netbsd netbsd *
openbsd openbsd 4.1
openbsd openbsd 4.2
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