CVE-2020-8597
ppp - security update
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 66.0%
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.
How to fix CVE-2020-8597
To remediate CVE-2020-8597, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/ppp—upgrade to 2.4.7-r7 or later
- Debian/lwip—upgrade to 2.1.2+dfsg1-5 or later
- —upgrade to 2.4.8-1+1 or later
- —upgrade to 2.4.6-3.1+deb8u1 or later
- —upgrade to 2.4.7-1+4+deb9u1 or later
Is CVE-2020-8597 being exploited?
Likely — EPSS is 66.0%, placing CVE-2020-8597 in the top tier of vulnerabilities by exploitation probability. Prioritise patching.
Affected packages (5)
- from 0, < 2.4.7-r7
- from 0, < 2.1.2+dfsg1-5
- from 0, < 2.4.8-1+1
- from 0, < 2.4.6-3.1+deb8u1
- from 0, < 2.4.7-1+4+deb9u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |