CVE-2015-8011

moderate-risk
Published 2020-01-28

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.

Do I need to act?

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4.1% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (4)

Lldpd

Affected Vendors

Debian Fedoraproject Lldpd Project

References (16)

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
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-941426.pdf
Patch https://github.com/vincentbernat/lldpd/commit/dd4f16e7e816f2165fba76e3d162cd8d29...
Mailing List https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00032.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro...
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-194-07
Third Party Advisory https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4836
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
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-941426.pdf
Patch https://github.com/vincentbernat/lldpd/commit/dd4f16e7e816f2165fba76e3d162cd8d29...
Mailing List https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00032.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro...
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-194-07
Third Party Advisory https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4836
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 7/34 · Low
Exposure 10/34 · Low