1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
| Advisory Reference | GLSA 200705-18 / pptpd |
| Release Date | May 20, 2007 |
| Latest Revision | May 20, 2007: 01 |
| Impact | normal |
| Exploitable | remote |
| Package | Vulnerable versions | Unaffected versions | Architecture(s) |
| net-dialup/pptpd | < 1.3.4 | >= 1.3.4 | All supported architectures |
Related bugreports: #176936
A vulnerability has been reported in PPTPD which could lead to a Denial of Service.
PPTPD is a Point-to-Point Tunnelling Protocol Daemon for Linux.
James Cameron from HP has reported a vulnerability in PPTPD caused by malformed GRE packets.
A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a Denial of Service on the PPTPD connection.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All PPTPD users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code Listing 3.1: Resolution |
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-dialup/pptpd-1.3.4" |