CVE-2022-4603

ppp pppdump pppdump.c dumpppp array index

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: December 18, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:21 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPpp

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2.5.0
Affected range stops below 2.5.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119

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