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UK Cyber Defence
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

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.