USN-4288-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4288-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4288-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4288-1
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Published
2020-02-20T13:37:54.166363Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:36:43Z
Summary
ppp vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that ppp incorrectly handled certain rhostname values. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ppp to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / ppp

Package

Name
ppp
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ppp@2.4.7-1+2ubuntu1.16.04.2?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.4.7-1+2ubuntu1.16.04.2

Affected versions

2.*

2.4.6-3.1ubuntu1
2.4.7-1+1ubuntu1
2.4.7-1+2ubuntu1
2.4.7-1+2ubuntu1.16.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4.7-1+2ubuntu1.16.04.2",
            "binary_name": "ppp"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4.7-1+2ubuntu1.16.04.2",
            "binary_name": "ppp-dev"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / ppp

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

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
2.4.7-2+2ubuntu1.1

Ecosystem specific 

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