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CVE-2020-8597

9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 19.9% (pctl 97)

Patch early

EPSS 19.9% — above the 10% action threshold.

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.

Scoring

CVSS9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS19.93% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs
WeaknessCWE-120
On CISA KEVno
Public exploitnone known
Published2020-02-03
Last modified2026-06-17

Affected (6)

VendorProduct
canonicalubuntu linux
debiandebian linux
point-to-point protocol projectpoint-to-point protocol
wagopfc firmware
wagopfc100
wagopfc200

References

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