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CVE-2020-8597

mitre — 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.

EPSS 20%CVSS 9.8
critical.is priorityof 100
49
CVSS 9.8 (ADP, NVD agree)9.8 / 10 × 3029.4Not in CISA KEV+300.0EPSS percentile 97.4.974 × 2019.5No public exploit+100.0SSVC exploitation: none+100.0
Description · from the CVE record

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.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource
n/an/a–CNA

Scores by source

CISA ADP9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total

References

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