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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2015.0173
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2015-0173)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'ppp' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2015-0173 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'ppp' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2015-0173 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Updated ppp packages fix security vulnerability:

Emanuele Rocca discovered that ppp was subject to a buffer overflow when
communicating with a RADIUS server. This would allow unauthenticated users to
cause a denial-of-service by crashing the daemon (CVE-2015-3310).

Affected Software/OS:
'ppp' package(s) on Mageia 4.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-3310
BugTraq ID: 74163
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74163
Debian Security Information: DSA-3228 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3228
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-50
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:222
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:2121 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00147.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2595-1
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