lldpd up to 0.7.x assertion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in lldpd up to 0.7.x. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation results in assertion. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-8012. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in lldpd up to 0.7.x. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a assertion vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-617. The product contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

lldpd before 0.8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon crash) via a malformed packet.

The weakness was presented 04/22/2023 as 793526f8884455f43daecd0a2c46772388417a00. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-8012 since 10/28/2015. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 0.8.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 793526f8884455f43daecd0a2c46772388417a00 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Assertion
CWE: CWE-617
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: lldpd 0.8.0
Patch: 793526f8884455f43daecd0a2c46772388417a00

Timelineinfo

10/28/2015 🔍
04/22/2023 +2732 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 793526f8884455f43daecd0a2c46772388417a00
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-8012 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-8012
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-227148

Entryinfo

Created: 04/22/2023 08:53
Changes: 04/22/2023 08:53 (56)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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