UBUNTU-CVE-2020-8597
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UBUNTU-CVE-2020-8597
Published: 3 Feb 2020Last Modified: 18 Jun 2026
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Summary:
Details: 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.
References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-8597, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4288-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4288-2, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8597, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8423-1
Affected packages
Package
Name: ppp
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/ppp?arch=source&distro=trusty%2Fesm
Affected ranges
Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events:
Introduced- 0
Fixed -2.4.5-5.1ubuntu2.3+esm1
Affected versions
2.4.5-5.1ubuntu2
2.4.5-5.1ubuntu2.1
2.4.5-5.1ubuntu2.2
2.4.5-5.1ubuntu2.3
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
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High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
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Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
