CyberRota Analysis
AI-GeneratedA vulnerability in the mp_Enddisc() function allows a malicious PPP peer to exploit incorrect length calculations, leading to a buffer overflow in the global result buffer. This can result in the crash of the ppp(8) service or potentially enable arbitrary code execution with root privileges. Organizations utilizing affected PPP implementations should prioritize patching this critical vulnerability to mitigate severe security risks.
Original NVD Description
mp_Enddisc() used incorrect length calculations when formatting endpoint discriminator addresses for display, allowing a received endpoint option to overflow a global result buffer. A malicious PPP peer can crash ppp(8) or potentially execute arbitrary code as root.
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