CVE-2020-14377

Published: Sep 30, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-125

7.1HIGH

NVD MITRE

Description

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:LAttack Vector

Local

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:LPrivileges Required

Low

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:NIntegrity

None

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-125

Affected Products

dpdk

oss-projectaka data plane development kit

data plane development kitEmbedded

OSS Libraries / generic-library

canonical

commercial·GBaka canonical ltd.

ubuntu linuxOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

opensuse

oss-project·DE

leapOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

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Exploitability

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References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00004.html

lists.opensuse.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00006.html

lists.opensuse.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/04/1

openwall.com

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