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01 Record

CVE-2020-15704

pppd arbitrary file read information disclosure vulnerability

MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: canonical
CNA base score5.5 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

02 Description

pppd arbitrary file read information disclosure vulnerability

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
0.36% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 29.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2020-08-31 23:15Z6 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-09-17 00:35Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2020-07-14
Assigning CNA
canonical
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Medium (CVSS 5.5)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
  • CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorClass
  • CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
  • CWE-552Files or Directories Accessible to External PartiesBase
Data version
5.1
Document digest
d4a86c18dfe2e5551569e0dce3d0a5e02db38f163e506c84fde0f43e07b0f469

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
Canonicalppp2.4.5 to < 2.4.5-5ubuntu1.4, 2.4.7 to < 2.4.7-1+2ubuntu1.16.04.3—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

  • ppp
    Fixed in 2.4.7-1+2ubuntu1.16.04.3

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

  • ppp
    Fixed in 2.4.7-2+2ubuntu1.3

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

  • ppp
    Fixed in 2.4.7-2+4.1ubuntu5.1

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS

  • ppp
    Fixed in 2.4.5-5.1ubuntu2.3+esm2
    Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.