CVE-2020-8597
CRITICAL9.8EPSS 66.0%ppp - security update
Published: 2/3/2020Modified: 4/28/2026
Also known as:ALPINE-CVE-2020-8597DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8597
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.
Affected packages (5)
- Alpine/pppfrom 0, < 2.4.7-r7
- Debian/lwipfrom 0, < 2.1.2+dfsg1-5
- Debian/pppfrom 0, < 2.4.8-1+1
- Debian/pppfrom 0, < 2.4.6-3.1+deb8u1
- Debian/pppfrom 0, < 2.4.7-1+4+deb9u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |