VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-8597
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.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 19.9%
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 19.9%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 19.93% probability · 97th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-120
- Affected
- point-to-point protocol project/point-to-point protocol · wago/pfc firmware · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156662/pppd-2.4.8-Buffer-Overflow.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156802/pppd-2.4.8-Buffer-Overflow.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0630Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0631Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0633Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0634Third Party Advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-809841.pdfThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/paulusmack/ppp/commit/8d7970b8f3db727fe798b65f3377fe6787575426Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://kb.netgear.com/000061806/Security-Advisory-for-Unauthenticated-Remote-Buffer-Overflow-Attack-in-PPPD-on-WAC510-PSV-2020-0136Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00005.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UNJNHWOO4XF73M2W56ILZUY4JQG3JXIR/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YOFDAIOWSWPG732ASYUZNINMXDHY4APE/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-19Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200313-0004/Third Party Advisory
- https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-224-04Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4288-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4288-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4632Third Party Advisory
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/782301Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.synology.com/security/advisory/Synology_SA_20_02Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156662/pppd-2.4.8-Buffer-Overflow.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156802/pppd-2.4.8-Buffer-Overflow.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0630Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0631Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0633Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0634Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.