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CVE-2008-1215
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…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.79%
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- Updated
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.79% · top 44% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (9)
- 29238 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [4.2] 20080307 009: SECURITY FIX: March 7, 2008 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENBSDx_transferred
- 20080229 *BSD user-ppp local root (when conditions permit) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_VULN-DEVx_transferred
- [4.1] 20080307 014: SECURITY FIX: March 7, 2008 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENBSDx_transferred
- 20080301 Re: *BSD user-ppp local root (when conditions permit) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_VULN-DEVx_transferred
- 28090 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- userppp-commandexpandinterpret-bo(41034) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 29234 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 29240 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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