Description
eap.c in pppd in ppp 2.4.2 through 2.4.8 has an rhostname buffer overflow in the eap_request and eap_response functions.
Published: 2020-02-03
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: 62.8% High
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2097-1 ppp security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4632-1 ppp security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4288-1 ppp vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4288-2 ppp vulnerability
References
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00006.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156662/pppd-2.4.8-Buffer-Overflow.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156802/pppd-2.4.8-Buffer-Overflow.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/6 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0630 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0631 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0633 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0634 cve-icon cve-icon
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-809841.pdf cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/paulusmack/ppp/commit/8d7970b8f3db727fe798b65f3377fe6787575426 cve-icon cve-icon
https://kb.netgear.com/000061806/Security-Advisory-for-Unauthenticated-Remote-Buffer-Overflow-Attack-in-PPPD-on-WAC510-PSV-2020-0136 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00005.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UNJNHWOO4XF73M2W56ILZUY4JQG3JXIR/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YOFDAIOWSWPG732ASYUZNINMXDHY4APE/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8597 cve-icon
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-19 cve-icon cve-icon
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200313-0004/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-224-04 cve-icon cve-icon
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4288-1/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4288-2/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8597 cve-icon
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4632 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/782301 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.synology.com/security/advisory/Synology_SA_20_02 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 16:15:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Redhat Enterprise Linux Rhel E4s
Wago Pfc100 Pfc200 Pfc Firmware
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-03T15:15:50.472Z

Reserved: 2020-02-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-8597

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Updated: 2024-08-04T10:03:46.256Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-02-03T23:15:11.387

Modified: 2025-12-03T16:15:54.430

Link: CVE-2020-8597

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2020-02-03T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2020-8597 - Bugzilla

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