Description
A flaw was found in pppd. A remote attacker could exploit a buffer overflow vulnerability in the PEAP response handling. By sending a specially crafted PEAP Request packet, an attacker could cause the pppd process to corrupt global static data, leading to incorrect behavior or a system crash.
References3
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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6.8
MEDIUM
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 21 · as of 8 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-120
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