Out-of-bounds Read in Dpdk Data Plane Development Kit
CVE-2020-14377
A flaw was found in dpdk in versions before 18.11.10 and before 19.11.5. A complete lack of validation of attacker-controlled parameters can lead to a buffer over read. The results of the over read are then written back to the guest virtual machine memory. This vulnerability can be used by an attacker in a virtual machine to read significant amounts of host memory. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and system availability.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (35.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 35.4% 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)
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/09/28/3 (Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4550-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- 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, 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, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/04/2 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-14377?
- CVE-2020-14377 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dpdk Data Plane Development Kit, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2020-09-30.
- How severe is CVE-2020-14377?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.