ppp up to 2.5.1 Passprompt Plugin untrusted search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ppp up to 2.5.1. It has been declared as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Passprompt Plugin. The manipulation results in untrusted search path. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-58250. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in ppp up to 2.5.1. Affected is some unknown processing of the component Passprompt Plugin. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a untrusted search path vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-426. 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-58250 since 04/22/2025. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1574 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 237396 (Amazon Linux AMI : ppp (ALAS-2025-1980)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 2.5.2 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying the patch 0a66ad22e54c72690ec2a29a019767c55c5281fc is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (237396) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-12338). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Temp Score: 6.7
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CNA Base Score: 9.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Untrusted search path
CWE: CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 237396
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : ppp (ALAS-2025-1980)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ppp 2.5.2
Patch: 0a66ad22e54c72690ec2a29a019767c55c5281fc

Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 0a66ad22e54c72690ec2a29a019767c55c5281fc
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-58250 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-58250
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-305850
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/22/2025 09:39
Updated: 05/28/2025 13:59
Changes: 04/22/2025 09:39 (67), 04/22/2025 15:19 (1), 05/25/2025 16:13 (1), 05/28/2025 13:59 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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