CVE-2015-8011
CRITICAL severity · CVSS 9.8 · Buffer overflow
9.8CVSS CRITICAL
Summary
Buffer overflow in the lldp_decode function in daemon/protocols/lldp.c in lldpd before 0.8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors involving large management addresses and TLV boundaries.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)5%
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/16/2 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/16/2Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/30/2Patch
- https://github.com/vincentbernat/lldpd/commit/dd4f16e7e816f2165fba76e3d162cd8d2978dcb2Patch
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-941426.pdf
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00032.htmlAdvisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UJ4DXFJWMZ325ECZXPZOSK7BOEDJZHPR/
- https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-194-07
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4836Advisory