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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.704632
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-4632-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'ppp' package(s) announced via the DSA-4632-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'ppp' package(s) announced via the DSA-4632-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Ilja Van Sprundel reported a logic flaw in the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) packet parser in the Point-to-Point Protocol Daemon (pppd). An unauthenticated attacker can take advantage of this flaw to trigger a stack-based buffer overflow, leading to denial of service (pppd daemon crash).

For the oldstable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 2.4.7-1+4+deb9u1.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 2.4.7-2+4.1+deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your ppp packages.

For the detailed security status of ppp please refer to its security tracker page at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'ppp' package(s) on Debian 9, Debian 10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-8597
CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#782301
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/782301
Debian Security Information: DSA-4632 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4632
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YOFDAIOWSWPG732ASYUZNINMXDHY4APE/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UNJNHWOO4XF73M2W56ILZUY4JQG3JXIR/
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/6
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-19
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156662/pppd-2.4.8-Buffer-Overflow.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156802/pppd-2.4.8-Buffer-Overflow.html
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-809841.pdf
https://github.com/paulusmack/ppp/commit/8d7970b8f3db727fe798b65f3377fe6787575426
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-224-04
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00005.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2020:0630
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0630
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2020:0631
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0631
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2020:0633
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0633
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2020:0634
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0634
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:0286 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00006.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4288-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4288-2/
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