What is CVE-2020-7217?

CVE-2020-7217 is a high-severity vulnerability in Opensuse Wicked, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-02-11.

How severe is CVE-2020-7217?

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

Vulnerability in Opensuse Wicked

CVE-2020-7217

An ni_dhcp4_fsm_process_dhcp4_packet memory leak in openSUSE wicked 0.6.55 and earlier allows network attackers to cause a denial of service by sending DHCP4 packets with a different client-id.

EPSS: 0.016 (73.9th 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 Wicked
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-7217?: CVE-2020-7217 is a high-severity vulnerability in Opensuse Wicked, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-02-11.
How severe is CVE-2020-7217?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.