Critical severity · published Jan 28, 2020
CVE-2015-8011
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…
9.8
CVSS
5.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)5.5% · higher than 93% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
9.0; 10.0 · source: NVD
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
33 · source: NVD
LL
Lldpd · Lldpd Project
0.5.6 before 0.8.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8011
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8011
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/16/2
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/30/2
cert-portal.siemens.com
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-941426.pdf
Patch
https://github.com/vincentbernat/lldpd/commit/dd4f16e7e816f2165fba76e3d162cd8d2978dcb2
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00032.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UJ4DXFJWMZ325ECZXPZOSK7BOEDJZHPR/
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