high7.5
CVE-2020-8037
The ppp decapsulator in tcpdump 4.9.3 can be convinced to allocate a large amount of memory.
Impact
The ppp decapsulator in tcpdump 4.9.3 can be convinced to allocate a large amount of memory.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Tcpdump | Tcpdump | Version 4.9.3 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Version 9.0 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | Versions 32, 33 |
| Apple | Mac Os X | before 10.14.6 from 10.15 before 10.15.7 Versions 10.14.6, 10.15.7 |
| Apple | Macos | from 11.0 before 11.3 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Apr/51
- https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/32027e199368dad9508965aae8cd8de5b6ab5231
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00018.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/F2MX34MJIUJQGL6CMEPLTKFOOOC3CJ4Z/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LWDBONZVLC6BAOR2KM376DJCM4H3FERV/
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212325
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212326
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212327
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Apr/51
- https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/32027e199368dad9508965aae8cd8de5b6ab5231
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00018.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/F2MX34MJIUJQGL6CMEPLTKFOOOC3CJ4Z/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LWDBONZVLC6BAOR2KM376DJCM4H3FERV/
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212325
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212326
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212327