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CVE-2008-1215 Details

Description

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://secunia.com/advisories/29234 CVEVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29238 CVEVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29240 CVEVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41034 CVE
http://www.openbsd.org/errata41.html#014_ppp CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
freebsd freebsd
6.3
7.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
netbsd netbsd
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
openbsd openbsd
4.1
4.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-1215
NVD Published Date:
Mar 9, 2008
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2008-1215 Details - Not Deferred