Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 3, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-8597
CVE-2020-8597
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.
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Affected products
39- osv-coords28 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/ppp&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/almalinux/ppppkg:rpm/almalinux/ppp-develpkg:rpm/suse/ppp&distro=HPE%20Helion%20OpenStack%208pkg:rpm/suse/ppp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/ppp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/ppp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/ppp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/ppp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/ppp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/ppp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/ppp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/ppp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/ppp&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%205pkg:rpm/suse/ppp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/ppp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/ppp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/ppp&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%208pkg:rpm/suse/ppp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/ppp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/ppp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015pkg:rpm/suse/ppp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/ppp&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%20Crowbar%208pkg:rpm/suse/ppp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/ppp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/ppp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Point%20of%20Sale%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/ppp&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%207pkg:rpm/opensuse/ppp&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1
< 2.4.8-3.6+ 27 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.8-3.6
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.7-26.el8_1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.7-26.el8_1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.7-4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.7-4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.7-4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.7-4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.7-4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.7-4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.7-4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.7-4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.7-4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.5.git-2.32.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.7-4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.7-4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.7-4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.7-4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.7-4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.7-4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.7-4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.7-5.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.7-5.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.7-4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.7-4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.7-4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.5.git-2.32.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.7-4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.7-lp151.5.3.1
- ppp/pppdescription
- cpe:2.3:a:point-to-point_protocol_project:point-to-point_protocol:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: >=2.4.2,<=2.4.8
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
22- github.com/paulusmack/ppp/commit/8d7970b8f3db727fe798b65f3377fe6787575426nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00006.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/156662/pppd-2.4.8-Buffer-Overflow.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/156802/pppd-2.4.8-Buffer-Overflow.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/6nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0630nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0631nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0633nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0634nvdThird Party Advisory
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-809841.pdfnvdThird Party Advisory
- kb.netgear.com/000061806/Security-Advisory-for-Unauthenticated-Remote-Buffer-Overflow-Attack-in-PPPD-on-WAC510-PSV-2020-0136nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00005.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-19nvdThird Party Advisory
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200313-0004/nvdThird Party Advisory
- us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-224-04nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- usn.ubuntu.com/4288-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/4288-2/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4632nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/782301nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- www.synology.com/security/advisory/Synology_SA_20_02nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UNJNHWOO4XF73M2W56ILZUY4JQG3JXIR/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YOFDAIOWSWPG732ASYUZNINMXDHY4APE/nvd
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