CVE-2022-4603 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-4603: ppp pppdump pppdump.c dumpppp array index

Vendor Unspecified
Product ppp
Weakness CWE-119
Published December 18, 2022
Last update August 3, 2024

CVSS base score

4.3/10
Attack vector Adjacent
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in ppp. Affected is the function dumpppp of the file pppdump/pppdump.c of the component pppdump. The manipulation of the argument spkt.buf/rpkt.buf leads to improper validation of array index. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The name of the patch is a75fb7b198eed50d769c80c36629f38346882cbf. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-216198 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: pppdump is not used in normal process of setting up a PPP connection, is not installed setuid-root, and is not invoked automatically in any scenario.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

December 18, 2022 CVE published
August 3, 2024 Record updated