Out-of-bounds read in DPDK - CVE-2020-14377
Published: September 30, 2020 / Updated: October 5, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU47311
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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
Vendor: DPDK Project
Affected software:
DPDK
DPDK
Detailed vulnerability 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-14377
Install updates from vendor's website.