CVE-2020-8037

CVE Details

Release Date:

2020-11-04

Description

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

See more information about CVE-2020-8037 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v3.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	7.5	Base Metrics:	AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Access Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	None	User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 8 (tcpdump)	ELSA-2021-4236	2021-11-16

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