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Huawei EulerOS: Security Advisory for ppp (EulerOS-SA-2020-1775)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the Huawei EulerOS 'ppp' package(s) announced via the EulerOS-SA-2020-1775 advisory.
Insight
Insight
Integer overflow in the getword function in options.c in pppd in Paul's PPP Package (ppp) before 2.4.7 allows attackers to 'access privileged options' via a long word in an options file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow that 'corrupts security-relevant variables.'(CVE-2014-3158) Buffer overflow in the rc_mksid function in plugins/radius/util.c in Paul's PPP Package (ppp) 2.4.6 and earlier, when the PID for pppd is greater than 65535, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a start accounting message to the RADIUS server.(CVE-2015-3310) 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.(CVE-2020-8597)
Affected Software
Affected Software
'ppp' package(s) on Huawei EulerOS Virtualization 3.0.6.0.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Please install the updated package(s).