USN-3810-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3810-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3810-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3810-1
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Published
2018-11-06T16:12:08.607766Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:44Z
Summary
ppp vulnerability
Details

Ivan Gotovchits discovered that ppp incorrectly handled the EAP-TLS protocol. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ppp to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly bypass authentication.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / ppp

Package

Name
ppp
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ppp@2.4.5-5.1ubuntu2.3?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.4.5-5.1ubuntu2.3

Affected versions

2.*

2.4.5-5.1ubuntu2
2.4.5-5.1ubuntu2.1
2.4.5-5.1ubuntu2.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4.5-5.1ubuntu2.3",
            "binary_name": "ppp"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4.5-5.1ubuntu2.3",
            "binary_name": "ppp-dev"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific 

{
    "cves_map": {
        "cves": [
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "medium"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2018-11574"
            }
        ],
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS"
    }
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / ppp

Package

Name
ppp
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ppp@2.4.7-1+2ubuntu1.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.4.7-1+2ubuntu1.16.04.1

Affected versions

2.*

2.4.6-3.1ubuntu1
2.4.7-1+1ubuntu1
2.4.7-1+2ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4.7-1+2ubuntu1.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "ppp"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4.7-1+2ubuntu1.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "ppp-dev"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific 

{
    "cves_map": {
        "cves": [
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "medium"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2018-11574"
            }
        ],
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS"
    }
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / ppp

Package

Name
ppp
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ppp@2.4.7-2+2ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.4.7-2+2ubuntu1.1

Affected versions

2.*

2.4.7-1+2ubuntu1
2.4.7-1+4ubuntu1
2.4.7-1+4ubuntu3
2.4.7-2+1ubuntu1
2.4.7-2+2ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4.7-2+2ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "ppp"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4.7-2+2ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "ppp-dev"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific 

{
    "cves_map": {
        "cves": [
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "medium"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2018-11574"
            }
        ],
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS"
    }
}