vulnerability
Oracle Linux: CVE-2020-8037: ELSA-2021-4236: tcpdump security and bug fix update (LOW)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Apr 20, 2020 | Nov 17, 2021 | Dec 3, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Apr 20, 2020
Added
Nov 17, 2021
Modified
Dec 3, 2025
Description
The ppp decapsulator in tcpdump 4.9.3 can be convinced to allocate a large amount of memory.
A flaw was found in tcpdump while printing PPP packets captured in a pcap file or coming from the network. This flaw allows a remote attacker to send specially crafted packets that, when printed, can lead the application to allocate a large amount of memory, resulting in a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
A flaw was found in tcpdump while printing PPP packets captured in a pcap file or coming from the network. This flaw allows a remote attacker to send specially crafted packets that, when printed, can lead the application to allocate a large amount of memory, resulting in a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
Solution
oracle-linux-upgrade-tcpdump
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