Buffer overflow in Dpdk Data Plane Development Kit
CVE-2020-14374
A flaw was found in dpdk in versions before 18.11.10 and before 19.11.5. A flawed bounds checking in the copy_data function leads to a buffer overflow allowing an attacker in a virtual machine to write arbitrary data to any address in the vhost_crypto application. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (37.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 37.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Dpdk Data Plane Development Kit
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 20.04
- openSUSE Leap — versions 15.1, 15.2
- Dpdk — versions All dpdk versions before 18.11.10 and before 19.11.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/09/28/3 (Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking, Tool Signature)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00004.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00006.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/04/5 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/04/1 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/04/2 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-14374?
- CVE-2020-14374 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dpdk Data Plane Development Kit, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-09-30.
- How severe is CVE-2020-14374?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-14374 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.