High severity · published Jan 28, 2020
CVE-2015-8012
lldpd before 0.8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon crash) via a malformed packet
7.5
CVSS
3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
lldpd before 0.8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon crash) via a malformed packet.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.0% · higher than 87% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LL
Lldpd · Lldpd Project
before 0.8.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8012
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8012
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/18/2
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/30/2
Patch
https://github.com/vincentbernat/lldpd/commit/793526f8884455f43daecd0a2c46772388417a00
Patch
https://github.com/vincentbernat/lldpd/commit/9221b5c249f9e4843f77c7f888d5705348d179c0
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