Vulnerability CVE-2020-15173: 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.

Severity: CRITICAL (9.8) Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published: Sept. 10, 2020
Modified: Nov. 18, 2021
Error type identifier: CWE-120

Fixed packages

Package name
Branch
Fixed in version
Version from repository
Errata ID
Task #
State
accel-pppsisyphus1.12.0-alt41.13.0-alt1ALT-PU-2020-2909-1259054Fixed
accel-pppsisyphus_riscv641.13.0-alt11.13.0-alt1ALT-PU-2024-4873-1-Fixed
accel-pppsisyphus_loongarch641.13.0-alt11.13.0-alt1ALT-PU-2024-4888-1-Fixed
accel-pppp101.12.0-alt41.12.0-alt6ALT-PU-2020-2909-1259054Fixed
accel-pppp91.12.0-alt41.12.0-alt4ALT-PU-2020-2941-1259055Fixed
accel-pppc10f11.12.0-alt41.12.0-alt6ALT-PU-2020-2909-1259054Fixed
accel-pppp111.12.0-alt41.13.0-alt1ALT-PU-2020-2909-1259054Fixed

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

    1. Configuration 1

      cpe:2.3:a:accel-ppp:accel-ppp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
      End including
      1.12.0-92-g38b6104