ppp decapsulator can be convinced to allocate a large amount of memory
CVE-2020-8037

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

The Tcpdump Group

Status
Tcpdump
Vendor
CVE Published:
4 November 2020

What is CVE-2020-8037?

The ppp decapsulator in tcpdump 4.9.3 can be convinced to allocate a large amount of memory.

Affected Version(s)

tcpdump 4.9.3

References

https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/32027...
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg0...
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-ann...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Hardik Shah
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