CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-75883

MediumCVSS 6.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.18%

7th percentile - higher than 7% of all known CVEs

Summary

A buffer overflow flaw was found in pppd's PEAP response handling. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted PEAP Request packet to corrupt global static data in the pppd process.

Risk Assessment

This could lead to incorrect behavior or a system crash, disrupting network connectivity.

Recommendation

Update pppd to a version that fixes the buffer overflow in PEAP handling.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS