{
    "id": "CVE-2020-8597",
    "published": "2020-02-03 23:15:11",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 03:26:36",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-120",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.19925",
    "epss_percentile": "0.97361",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-03 18:17:27",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "EPSS 19.9% — above the 10% action threshold."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "canonical",
            "product": "ubuntu_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "debian",
            "product": "debian_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "point-to-point_protocol_project",
            "product": "point-to-point_protocol"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "wago",
            "product": "pfc_firmware"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "wago",
            "product": "pfc100"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "wago",
            "product": "pfc200"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00006.html",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156662/pppd-2.4.8-Buffer-Overflow.html",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156802/pppd-2.4.8-Buffer-Overflow.html",
        "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/6",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0630",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0631",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0633",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0634",
        "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-809841.pdf",
        "https://github.com/paulusmack/ppp/commit/8d7970b8f3db727fe798b65f3377fe6787575426",
        "https://kb.netgear.com/000061806/Security-Advisory-for-Unauthenticated-Remote-Buffer-Overflow-Attack-in-PPPD-on-WAC510-PSV-2020-0136",
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00005.html",
        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UNJNHWOO4XF73M2W56ILZUY4JQG3JXIR/",
        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YOFDAIOWSWPG732ASYUZNINMXDHY4APE/",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-19",
        "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200313-0004/",
        "https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-224-04",
        "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4288-1/",
        "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4288-2/",
        "https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4632",
        "https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/782301",
        "https://www.synology.com/security/advisory/Synology_SA_20_02",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00006.html",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156662/pppd-2.4.8-Buffer-Overflow.html",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156802/pppd-2.4.8-Buffer-Overflow.html"
    ]
}