PPP Daemon flaw opens Linux distros, networking devices to takeover attacks
Article · Helpnet Security · Mar 10, 2020
Helpnet Security – A vulnerability (CVE-2020-8597) in the Point-to-Point Protocol Daemon (pppd) software, which comes installed on many Linux-based and Unix-like operating systems and networking devices, can be exploited by unauthenticated attackers to achieve code execution on – and takeover of – a targeted system.