This vulnerability has been flagged as being a Myth/Fake.
Timeline
Disclosure Date
2004-10-28
Description
A remote overflow exists in Samba's PPP implementation. It was reported that an attacker could take advantage of an integer underflow in the cbcp_input() function of cbcp.c to deny service to the server. Subsequent reports indicated that this flaw could only be used to disconnect the attacker's own PPP session, not the sessions of other users.
Classification
Location:
Remote / Network Access
Attack Type:
Denial of Service,
Input Manipulation
Impact:
Loss of Availability
Exploit:
Exploit Unknown
OSVDB:
Myth / Fake
Solution
The vulnerability reported is incorrect. No solution required.