lldpd: malformed packet leads to assertion failure and daemon crash
Published Jan 28, 2020
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.00%
Description
lldpd before 0.8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon crash) via a malformed packet.
Affected products
No data.
- < 0.8.0
No data.
Fast Datapath for RHEL 7
openvswitch
Not affected
Fast Datapath for RHEL 7
openvswitch2.10
Not affected
Fast Datapath for RHEL 7
openvswitch2.11
Not affected
Fast Datapath for RHEL 7
openvswitch2.12
Not affected
Fast Datapath for RHEL 7
openvswitch2.13
Not affected
Fast Datapath for RHEL 8
openvswitch2.11
Not affected
Fast Datapath for RHEL 8
openvswitch2.12
Not affected
Fast Datapath for RHEL 8
openvswitch2.13
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
lldpd
Not affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
openvswitch2.13
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)
openvswitch
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)
openvswitch
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)
openvswitch2.11
Not affected
Red Hat Virtualization 4
openvswitch2.10
Not affected
Red Hat Virtualization 4
openvswitch2.11
Not affected
Red Hat Virtualization 4
rhv-openvswitch
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fast Datapath for RHEL 7 | openvswitch | Not affected | n/a |
| Fast Datapath for RHEL 7 | openvswitch2.10 | Not affected | n/a |
| Fast Datapath for RHEL 7 | openvswitch2.11 | Not affected | n/a |
| Fast Datapath for RHEL 7 | openvswitch2.12 | Not affected | n/a |
| Fast Datapath for RHEL 7 | openvswitch2.13 | Not affected | n/a |
| Fast Datapath for RHEL 8 | openvswitch2.11 | Not affected | n/a |
| Fast Datapath for RHEL 8 | openvswitch2.12 | Not affected | n/a |
| Fast Datapath for RHEL 8 | openvswitch2.13 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | lldpd | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | openvswitch2.13 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton) | openvswitch | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) | openvswitch | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) | openvswitch2.11 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Virtualization 4 | openvswitch2.10 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Virtualization 4 | openvswitch2.11 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Virtualization 4 | rhv-openvswitch | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
The lldpd package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 is not affected by this flaw because it has already received the patch. The flaw affects versions before 0.8.0 and the shipped version is 1.0.1+
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.00% (0.03000) | 86.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.00% (0.03000) | 85.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.78% (0.00782) | 72.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.36% (0.00357) | 72.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.35% (0.00348) | 70.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.35% (0.00348) | 67.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.44% (0.00444) | 70.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/18/2 x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/30/2 x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8012 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1896498 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/vincentbernat/lldpd/commit/793526f8884455f43daecd0a2c46772388417a00 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/vincentbernat/lldpd/commit/9221b5c249f9e4843f77c7f888d5705348d179c0 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8012
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8012
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/18/2 | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/30/2 | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8012 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1896498 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/vincentbernat/lldpd/commit/793526f8884455f43daecd0a2c46772388417a00 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/vincentbernat/lldpd/commit/9221b5c249f9e4843f77c7f888d5705348d179c0 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8012 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8012 |
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