Critical Vulnerability lets Attackers Remotely Exploit Linux Systems & Gain Root Access
By Aneesh A S
US-CERT issued an advisory warning users of a new critical 17-year-old remote code execution vulnerability [CVE-2020-8597] affecting the PPP daemon (pppd) software that comes installed on all Linux based operating systems. The software also powers the firmware of many other networking devices. pppd software is an implementation of Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) that helps enabling communication […]