vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2020-8597: Buffer overflow in the eap_request and eap_response functions in eap.c (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Feb 3, 2020 | Feb 28, 2020 | Aug 11, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Feb 3, 2020
Added
Feb 28, 2020
Modified
Aug 11, 2025
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.
Solutions
no-fix-redhat-rpm-packageredhat-upgrade-network-scripts-pppredhat-upgrade-pppredhat-upgrade-ppp-debuginforedhat-upgrade-ppp-debugsourceredhat-upgrade-ppp-devel
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