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.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DLA |
DLA-2097-1 | ppp security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-4632-1 | ppp security update |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-4288-1 | ppp vulnerability |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-4288-2 | ppp vulnerability |
Fixes
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
References
History
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 16:15:00 +0000
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2025-12-03T15:15:50.472Z
Reserved: 2020-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2020-8597
Updated: 2024-08-04T10:03:46.256Z
Status : Modified
Published: 2020-02-03T23:15:11.387
Modified: 2025-12-03T16:15:54.430
Link: CVE-2020-8597
OpenCVE Enrichment
No data.
Debian DLA
Debian DSA
Ubuntu USN