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TI-2022-04206 Aliases CVE-2022-4603GHSA-82mr-xx64-4rjv

ppp pppdump pppdump.c dumpppp array index

Priority LOW 31CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00891 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
unspecifiedpppall versions—No fix listedCNA
  • ppp Vendorunspecified Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:samba:ppp:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*before 2.5.0VulnerableSamba
cpe:2.3:a:samba:ppp:*:*:*:*:*:solaris:*:*before 2.5.0VulnerableSamba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:ppp:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* Versions before 2.5.0 Vulnerable ·Samba
  • cpe:2.3:a:samba:ppp:*:*:*:*:*:solaris:*:* Versions before 2.5.0 Vulnerable ·Samba

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-4603
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-82mr-xx64-4rjv

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2004-00908 Integer underflow in pppd in cbcp.c for ppp 2.4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5

Sources

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