CVE-2020-8597

CRITICAL

9.8

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score9.8

SeverityCRITICAL

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published2/3/2020

Last Modified12/3/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

canonical:ubuntu_linuxdebian:debian_linuxpoint-to-point_protocol_project:point-to-point_protocolwago:pfc100wago:pfc200wago:pfc_firmware

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-120CWE-120

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00006.html(cve@mitre.org)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156662/pppd-2.4.8-Buffer-Overflow.html(cve@mitre.org)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156802/pppd-2.4.8-Buffer-Overflow.html(cve@mitre.org)

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/6(cve@mitre.org)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0630(cve@mitre.org)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0631(cve@mitre.org)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0633(cve@mitre.org)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0634(cve@mitre.org)

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-809841.pdf(cve@mitre.org)

https://github.com/paulusmack/ppp/commit/8d7970b8f3db727fe798b65f3377fe6787575426(cve@mitre.org)

https://kb.netgear.com/000061806/Security-Advisory-for-Unauthenticated-Remote-Buffer-Overflow-Attack-in-PPPD-on-WAC510-PSV-2020-0136(cve@mitre.org)

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00005.html(cve@mitre.org)

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UNJNHWOO4XF73M2W56ILZUY4JQG3JXIR/(cve@mitre.org)

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YOFDAIOWSWPG732ASYUZNINMXDHY4APE/(cve@mitre.org)

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-19(cve@mitre.org)

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200313-0004/(cve@mitre.org)

https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-224-04(cve@mitre.org)

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4288-1/(cve@mitre.org)

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4288-2/(cve@mitre.org)

https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4632(cve@mitre.org)

https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/782301(cve@mitre.org)

https://www.synology.com/security/advisory/Synology_SA_20_02(cve@mitre.org)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00006.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156662/pppd-2.4.8-Buffer-Overflow.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156802/pppd-2.4.8-Buffer-Overflow.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/6(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0630(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0631(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0633(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0634(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-809841.pdf(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://github.com/paulusmack/ppp/commit/8d7970b8f3db727fe798b65f3377fe6787575426(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://kb.netgear.com/000061806/Security-Advisory-for-Unauthenticated-Remote-Buffer-Overflow-Attack-in-PPPD-on-WAC510-PSV-2020-0136(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00005.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UNJNHWOO4XF73M2W56ILZUY4JQG3JXIR/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YOFDAIOWSWPG732ASYUZNINMXDHY4APE/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-19(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200313-0004/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-224-04(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4288-1/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4288-2/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4632(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/782301(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.synology.com/security/advisory/Synology_SA_20_02(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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