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.

EPSS: 0.011 (62.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Opensuse Leap — versions 15.1
Opensuse Wicked
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Permissions Required, x_refsource_MISC, 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.