CVE-2020-8597

CVE Details

Release Date:

2020-02-03

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.

See more information about CVE-2020-8597 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v3.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	9.8	Base Metrics:	AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Access Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	None	User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	High	Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (ppp)	ELSA-2020-0631	2020-02-27
Oracle Linux version 7 (ppp)	ELSA-2020-0630	2020-02-27
Oracle Linux version 8 (ppp)	ELSA-2020-0633	2020-02-27

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