CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2024-58250

Untrusted Search Path

Published: Apr 22, 2025 | Modified: Apr 23, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM

The passprompt plugin in pppd in ppp before 2.5.2 mishandles privileges.

Weakness

The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product’s direct control.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Ppp Ubuntu esm-infra-legacy/trusty *
Ppp Ubuntu esm-infra/bionic *
Ppp Ubuntu esm-infra/xenial *
Ppp Ubuntu focal *
Ppp Ubuntu jammy *
Ppp Ubuntu noble *
Ppp Ubuntu oracular *
Ppp Ubuntu upstream *

Extended Description

This might allow attackers to execute their own programs, access unauthorized data files, or modify configuration in unexpected ways. If the product uses a search path to locate critical resources such as programs, then an attacker could modify that search path to point to a malicious program, which the targeted product would then execute. The problem extends to any type of critical resource that the product trusts. Some of the most common variants of untrusted search path are:

Potential Mitigations

References