CVE-2015-8011
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 5.5% (pctl 93)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 5.47% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-120 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2020-01-28 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| debian | debian linux |
| fedoraproject | fedora |
| lldpd project | lldpd |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/16/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/30/2
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-941426.pdf
- https://github.com/vincentbernat/lldpd/commit/dd4f16e7e816f2165fba76e3d162cd8d2978dcb2
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00032.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UJ4DXFJWMZ325ECZXPZOSK7BOEDJZHPR/
- https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-194-07
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4836
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/16/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/30/2
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-941426.pdf
- https://github.com/vincentbernat/lldpd/commit/dd4f16e7e816f2165fba76e3d162cd8d2978dcb2
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00032.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UJ4DXFJWMZ325ECZXPZOSK7BOEDJZHPR/
- https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-194-07
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4836
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