What is CVE-2020-7216?

CVE-2020-7216 is a high-severity vulnerability in openSUSE Leap, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-02-05.

How severe is CVE-2020-7216?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in openSUSE Leap

CVE-2020-7216

An ni_dhcp4_parse_response memory leak in openSUSE wicked 0.6.55 and earlier allows network attackers to cause a denial of service by sending DHCP4 packets without a message type option.

Published 2020-02-05 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (64.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 64.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000

Affected products

openSUSE Leap — versions 15.1
openSUSE Wicked

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

References

lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00005.html (Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi (Permissions Required, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-7216?: CVE-2020-7216 is a high-severity vulnerability in openSUSE Leap, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-02-05.
How severe is CVE-2020-7216?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.