#VU47310 Buffer overflow in DPDK - CVE-2020-14376 

 

#VU47310 Buffer overflow in DPDK - CVE-2020-14376

Published: September 30, 2020 / Updated: October 5, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU47310
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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-2020-14376
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
DPDK
Software vendor:
DPDK Project

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when copying iv_data from the VM guest memory into host memory. A remote user on the guest OS can  run a specially crafted program to trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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