HIGH
ppp decapsulator can be convinced to allocate a large amount of memory
Published Nov 4, 2020
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.11%
Description
The ppp decapsulator in tcpdump 4.9.3 can be convinced to allocate a large amount of memory.
Affected products
-
Affected
- 4.9.3
Default status is the baseline for the product. Each version can override it (patched versions can be marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| The TCPdump Group | Tcpdump | unknown | Affected
|
Configuration 2
- 9.0
Configuration 3
OR
- 32
- 33
Configuration 4
OR
- < 10.14.6
- ≥ 10.15 · < 10.15.7
- 10.14.6
- 10.14.6
- 10.14.6
- 10.14.6
- 10.14.6
- 10.14.6
- 10.14.6
- 10.14.6
- 10.14.6
- 10.14.6
- 10.14.6
- 10.15.7
- 10.15.7
- 10.15.7
- 10.15.7
- ≥ 11.0 · < 11.3
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
tcpdump-14:4.9.3-2.el8
Fixed · RHSA-2021:4236
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
tcpdump
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
tcpdump
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
tcpdump
Out of support scope
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | tcpdump-14:4.9.3-2.el8 | Fixed | RHSA-2021:4236 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | tcpdump | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | tcpdump | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | tcpdump | Out of support scope | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
References (13)
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Apr/51 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-8037 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1895080 Issue Tracking
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2020-28949 Advisory
- https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/32027e199368dad9508965aae8cd8de5b6ab5231 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00018.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/F2MX34MJIUJQGL6CMEPLTKFOOOC3CJ4Z/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LWDBONZVLC6BAOR2KM376DJCM4H3FERV/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8037
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212325 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212326 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212327 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8037
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner Tcpdump
Published Nov 4, 2020
Updated Sep 16, 2024
Reserved Jan 27, 2020
Link CVE-2020-8037
CISA Vulnrichment
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GitHub
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