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CVE-2020-8597
Published: Feb 3, 2020
Modified: Dec 3, 2025
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
[debian-lts-announce] 20200209 [SECURITY] [DLA 2097-1] ppp security update
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
DSA-4632
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
RHSA-2020:0631
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2020:0634
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2020:0633
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2020:0630
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
openSUSE-SU-2020:0286
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
USN-4288-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
VU#782301
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_CERT-VN
20200306 Buffer overflow in pppd - CVE-2020-8597
mailing-list
x_refsource_FULLDISC
FEDORA-2020-571091c70b
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
https://www.synology.com/security/advisory/Synology_SA_20_02
x_refsource_CONFIRM
FEDORA-2020-4304397fe0
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200313-0004/
x_refsource_CONFIRM
GLSA-202003-19
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
USN-4288-2
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-809841.pdf
x_refsource_MISC
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-224-04
x_refsource_MISC
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