Re: [pptp-devel] pppd: *** buffer overflow detected ***: /usr/sbin/pppd terminated

[Christoph B. <sou...@ma...>]

jaseywang wrote...

> pptpd & my mac client runs well for a long time, but today pptpd crash
> several times, here is the server overflow info and client log info:

> Jun 20 22:53:09 ali-bj pptpd[88950]: CTRL: Client 117.73.146.179 control connection started
                               ^^^^^
So you're using process IDs outside the 16 bit range. Nothing illegal,
but Debian has a patch that seems to be right about that issue:

https://sources.debian.net/patches/ppp/2.4.7-1%2B4/rc_mksid-no-buffer-overflow/

Did your distribution include that?

    Christoph