CVE-2020-8597

high-risk

Published 2020-02-03

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.

Do I need to act?

65.4% chance of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS score — higher than 35% of all CVEs

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 9.8/10 Critical

NETWORK / LOW complexity

Point-To-Point Protocol

Pfc Firmware

Debian Linux

Ubuntu Linux

Debian Canonical Point-To-Point Protocol Project Wago

Mailing List http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00006.html

Third Party Advisory http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156662/pppd-2.4.8-Buffer-Overflow.html

Third Party Advisory http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156802/pppd-2.4.8-Buffer-Overflow.html

Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/6

Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0630

Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0631

Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0633

Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0634

Third Party Advisory https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-809841.pdf

Patch https://github.com/paulusmack/ppp/commit/8d7970b8f3db727fe798b65f3377fe678757542...

Third Party Advisory https://kb.netgear.com/000061806/Security-Advisory-for-Unauthenticated-Remote-Bu...

Mailing List https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00005.html

Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-19

Third Party Advisory https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200313-0004/

Third Party Advisory https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-224-04

Third Party Advisory 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-4632

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high-risk

Severity 32/34 · Critical

Exploitability 19/34 · Moderate

Exposure 15/34 · Moderate