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CVE-2018-11574

Improper input validation together with an integer overflow in the EAP-TLS protocol...

9.8 CriticalFix available

CVE-2018-11574 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Point-to-point Protocol Project Protocol, published June 14, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.87%, the 79th percentile. Fixed in ppp 2.4.7-2+3.

Improper input validation together with an integer overflow in the EAP-TLS protocol implementation in PPPD may cause a crash, information disclosure, or authentication bypass. This implementation is distributed as a patch for PPPD 0.91, and includes the affected eap.c and eap-tls.c files. Configurations that use the refuse-app option are unaffected.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.87%Up 1.2 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

Improper input validation together with an integer overflow in the EAP-TLS protocol implementation in PPPD may cause a crash, information disclosure, or authentication bypass. This implementation is distributed as a patch for PPPD 0.91, and includes the affected eap.c and eap-tls.c files. Configurations that use the refuse-app option are unaffected.

Record
CVE-2018-11574
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-20, CWE-190
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List 9.8

Improper input validation together with an integer overflow in the EAP-TLS protocol implementation in PPPD may cause a crash, information disclosure, or authentication bypass. This implementation is distributed as a patch for PPPD 0.91, and includes the affected eap.c and eap-tls.c files. Configurations that use the refuse-app option are unaffected.

Record
CVE-2018-11574
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-190
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-3600 9.8

Improper input validation together with an integer overflow in the EAP-TLS protocol implementation in PPPD may cause a crash, information disclosure, or authentication bypass. This implementation is distributed as a patch for PPPD 0.91, and includes the affected eap.c and eap-tls.c files. Configurations that use the refuse-app option are unaffected.

Record
EUVD-2018-3600
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hx7c-3c6c-mhm3 9.8

Improper input validation together with an integer overflow in the EAP-TLS protocol...

Improper input validation together with an integer overflow in the EAP-TLS protocol implementation in PPPD may cause a crash, information disclosure, or authentication bypass. This implementation is distributed as a patch for PPPD 0.91, and includes the affected eap.c and eap-tls.c files. Configurations that use the refuse-app option are unaffected.

Record
GHSA-hx7c-3c6c-mhm3
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-20, CWE-190
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 9.8

Improper input validation together with an integer overflow in the EAP-TLS protocol implementation in PPPD may cause a crash, information disclosure, or authentication bypass. This implementation is distributed as a patch for PPPD 0.91, and includes the affected eap.c and eap-tls.c files. Configurations that use the refuse-app option are unaffected.

Record
CVE-2018-11574
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-11574 9.8

Improper input validation together with an integer overflow in the EAP-TLS protocol implementation in PPPD may cause a crash, information disclosure, or authentication bypass. This implementation is distributed as a patch for PPPD 0.91, and includes the affected eap.c and eap-tls.c files. Configurations that use the refuse-app option are unaffected.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-11574
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-11574 9.8

Improper input validation together with an integer overflow in the EAP-TLS protocol implementation in PPPD may cause a crash, information disclosure, or authentication bypass. This implementation is distributed as a patch for PPPD 0.91, and includes the affected eap.c and eap-tls.c files. Configurations that use the refuse-app option are unaffected.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-11574
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3810-1 No score

ppp vulnerability

Ivan Gotovchits discovered that ppp incorrectly handled the EAP-TLS protocol. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ppp to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly bypass authentication.

Record
USN-3810-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
ppp
Debian:12
before 2.4.7-2+3
2.4.7-2+3
ppp
Debian:13
before 2.4.7-2+3
2.4.7-2+3
ppp
Debian:14
before 2.4.7-2+3
2.4.7-2+3
ppp
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
before 2.4.5-5.1ubuntu2.3, plus listed versions
2.4.5-5.1ubuntu22.4.5-5.1ubuntu2.12.4.5-5.1ubuntu2.2
2.4.5-5.1ubuntu2.3
ppp
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
before 2.4.7-1+2ubuntu1.16.04.1, plus listed versions
2.4.6-3.1ubuntu12.4.7-1+1ubuntu12.4.7-1+2ubuntu1
2.4.7-1+2ubuntu1.16.04.1
ppp
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
before 2.4.7-2+2ubuntu1.1, plus listed versions
2.4.7-1+2ubuntu12.4.7-1+4ubuntu12.4.7-1+4ubuntu32.4.7-2+1ubuntu12.4.7-2+2ubuntu1
2.4.7-2+2ubuntu1.1

History

History
WhenChangedSources
2026-11-02createdCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

References

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