CVE - CVE-2020-15173

CVE-ID
CVE-2020-15173	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
In ACCEL-PPP (an implementation of PPTP/PPPoE/L2TP/SSTP), there is a buffer overflow when receiving an l2tp control packet ith an AVP which type is a string and no hidden flags, length set to less than 6. If your application is used in open networks or there are untrusted nodes in the network it is highly recommended to apply the patch. The problem was patched with commit 2324bcd5ba12cf28f47357a8f03cd41b7c04c52b As a workaround changes of commit 2324bcd5ba12cf28f47357a8f03cd41b7c04c52b can be applied to older versions.
References
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CONFIRM:https://github.com/accel-ppp/accel-ppp/security/advisories/GHSA-rr68-fchr-69vf URL:https://github.com/accel-ppp/accel-ppp/security/advisories/GHSA-rr68-fchr-69vf MISC:https://github.com/accel-ppp/accel-ppp/commit/2324bcd5ba12cf28f47357a8f03cd41b7c04c52b URL:https://github.com/accel-ppp/accel-ppp/commit/2324bcd5ba12cf28f47357a8f03cd41b7c04c52b
Assigning CNA
GitHub (maintainer security advisories)
Date Record Created
20200625	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20200625)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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