Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in tcpdump (Alpine package)
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2020-8037 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-770 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
tcpdump (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Alpine Linux Development Team |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
EUVDB-ID: #VU48587
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8037
CWE-ID:
CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The ppp decapsulator in tcpdump 4.9.3 can be convinced to allocate a large amount of memory.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionstcpdump (Alpine package): 4.9.3-r0 - 4.9.3-r2
External linkshttp://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=ee308ee825e06dfd4d8d11db01d7fd1f9f7e8692
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
