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

High severity Unreviewed Published May 24, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated May 5, 2023

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

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.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Feb 3, 2020
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 24, 2022
Last updated May 5, 2023

Severity

High

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2020-8597

GHSA ID

GHSA-gw8r-xfqw-vw42

Source code

No known source code

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