CVE-2020-8597 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2020-8597

eap.c in pppd in ppp 2.4.2 through 2.4.8 has an...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

point-to-point protocol project

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Affected Software

point-to-point protocol, pfc firmware, debian linux, ubuntu linux
Vulnerable Versions:
2.4.2, 0, 9.0, 10.0, 12.04, 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 19.04

Timeline

Official Publish: February 3rd, 2020
Last Modified: December 3rd, 2025
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.