openEuler 20.03 LTS update for tcpdump
| 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 |
openEuler Operating systems & Components / Operating system tcpdump-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component tcpdump-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component tcpdump-help Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component tcpdump Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | openEuler |
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 updates from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versionsopenEuler: 20.03 LTS
tcpdump-debugsource: before 4.9.3-5
tcpdump-debuginfo: before 4.9.3-5
tcpdump-help: before 4.9.3-5
tcpdump: before 4.9.3-5
External linkshttp://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2020-1127
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.
