Reachable Assertion in lldpd - CVE-2015-8012
Published: January 28, 2020 / Updated: January 21, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU49911
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8012
CWE-ID: CWE-617
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a reachable assertion in lldpd. A remote attacker can send specially crafted traffic to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
lldpd
How to mitigate CVE-2015-8012
Install updates from vendor's website.
lldpd - update to 0.8.0