CVE-2015-8569

The (1) pptp_bind and (2) pptp_connect functions in drivers/net/ppp/pptp.c in the Linux kernel through 4.3.3 do not verify an address length, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory and bypass the KASLR protection mechanism via a crafted application.

• CVE ID
• CVE-2015-8569

• Assigner
• meissner@suse.de

• Vulnerability Status
• Modified

• Published Version
• 2015-12-28T11:59:07

• Last Modified Date
• 2017-11-04T01:29:13

• Version
• 2.0

• Vector String
• AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

• Access Vector
• LOCAL

• Access Compatibility
• MEDIUM

• Authentication
• NONE

• Confidentiality Impact
• PARTIAL

• Integrity Impact
• NONE

• Availability Impact
• NONE

• Base Score
• 1.9

• Severity
• LOW

• Exploitability Score
• 3.4

• Impact Score
• 2.9

• Version
• 3.0

• Vector String
• CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

• Attack Vector
• LOCAL

• Attack Compatibility
• LOW

• Privileges Required
• HIGH

• User Interaction
• NONE

• Scope
• UNCHANGED

• Confidentiality Impact
• LOW

• Availability Impact
• NONE

• Base Score
• 2.3

• Base Severity
• LOW

• Exploitability Score
• 0.8

• Impact Score
• 1.4