DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8597

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-8597
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8597.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8597
Upstream
Published
2020-02-03T23:15:11Z
Modified
2025-09-19T06:06:53Z
Summary
[none]
Details

eap.c in pppd in ppp 2.4.2 through 2.4.8 has an rhostname buffer overflow in the eaprequest and eapresponse functions.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11

lwip

Package

Name
lwip
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/lwip?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.1.2+dfsg1-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

ppp

Package

Name
ppp
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ppp?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.4.8-1+1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12

lwip

Package

Name
lwip
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/lwip?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.1.2+dfsg1-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

ppp

Package

Name
ppp
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ppp?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.4.8-1+1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13

lwip

Package

Name
lwip
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/lwip?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.1.2+dfsg1-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

ppp

Package

Name
ppp
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ppp?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.4.8-1+1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14

lwip

Package

Name
lwip
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/lwip?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.1.2+dfsg1-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

ppp

Package

Name
ppp
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ppp?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.4.8-1+1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}