openSUSE: Security Advisory for ppp (openSUSE-SU-2020:0286-1)
🗓️ 03 Mar 2020 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2020 Greenbone Networks GmbHType
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| pppd 2.4.8 Buffer Overflow Exploit | 19 Mar 202000:00 | – | zdt | |
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| Security fix for the ALT Linux 9 package ppp version 2.4.7-alt6 | 13 Mar 202000:00 | – | altlinux | |
| CVE-2020-8597 rhostname buffer overflow in pppd | 3 Feb 202000:00 | – | attackerkb | |
| Amazon Linux 2 : ppp (ALAS-2020-1400) | 9 Mar 202000:00 | – | nessus | |
| Amazon Linux AMI : ppp (ALAS-2020-1371) | 4 Jun 202000:00 | – | nessus | |
| Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0071: ppp (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0071) | 14 May 202500:00 | – | nessus | |
| AlmaLinux 8 : ppp (ALSA-2020:0633) | 9 Feb 202200:00 | – | nessus | |
| Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: ppp (CVE-2020-8597) | 22 Jan 202600:00 | – | nessus | |
| CentOS 8 : ppp (CESA-2020:0633) | 1 Feb 202100:00 | – | nessus |
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if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.853056");
script_version("2025-02-28T05:38:49+0000");
script_cve_id("CVE-2020-8597");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.5");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-02-28 05:38:49 +0000 (Fri, 28 Feb 2025)");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2020-08-11 19:15:00 +0000 (Tue, 11 Aug 2020)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2020-03-03 04:01:22 +0000 (Tue, 03 Mar 2020)");
script_name("openSUSE: Security Advisory for ppp (openSUSE-SU-2020:0286-1)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2020 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
script_family("SuSE Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/opensuse", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=openSUSELeap15\.1");
script_xref(name:"openSUSE-SU", value:"2020:0286-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00006.html");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'ppp'
package(s) announced via the openSUSE-SU-2020:0286-1 advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"This update for ppp fixes the following security issue:
- CVE-2020-8597: Fixed a buffer overflow in the eap_request and
eap_response functions (bsc#1162610).
This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.
Patch Instructions:
To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended
installation methods
like YaST online_update or 'zypper patch'.
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
- openSUSE Leap 15.1:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2020-286=1");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'ppp' package(s) on openSUSE Leap 15.1.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
exit(0);
}
include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");
release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
exit(0);
res = "";
report = "";
if(release == "openSUSELeap15.1") {
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"ppp", rpm:"ppp~2.4.7~lp151.5.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.1"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"ppp-debuginfo", rpm:"ppp-debuginfo~2.4.7~lp151.5.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.1"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"ppp-debugsource", rpm:"ppp-debugsource~2.4.7~lp151.5.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.1"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"ppp-devel", rpm:"ppp-devel~2.4.7~lp151.5.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.1"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"ppp-modem", rpm:"ppp-modem~2.4.7~lp151.5.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.1"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);Data
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