Buffer overflow in DPDK - CVE-2020-14374
Published: September 30, 2020 / Updated: October 5, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU47308
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-14374
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: DPDK Project
Affected software:
DPDK
DPDK
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the copy_data() function. A remote user on a guest OS can run a specially crafted program to trigger memory corruption vhost_crypto application and execute arbitrary code on the host system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-14374
Install updates from vendor's website.