#VU47311 Out-of-bounds read in DPDK - CVE-2020-14377
Published: September 30, 2020 / Updated: October 5, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU47311
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-14377
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
DPDK
DPDK
Software vendor:
DPDK Project
DPDK Project
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition. A remote user on the guest OS can run a specially crafted program to trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory of the host OS.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.