{"cve":"CVE-2015-8569","nvd":{"published":"2015-12-28T11:59:07.030","modified":"2026-06-17T00:34:47.800","status":"Modified","description":"The (1) pptp_bind and (2) pptp_connect functions in drivers/net/ppp/pptp.c in the Linux kernel through 4.3.3 do not verify an address length, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory and bypass the KASLR protection mechanism via a crafted application.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N","score":2.3},"cwes":["CWE-200"],"references":["http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=09ccfd238e5a0e670d8178cf50180ea81ae09ae1","http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176484.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:37:48.328043465+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2015-8569","score":0.00485,"percentile":0.41775,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}