7.5
HIGH
CVE-2020-8037
"tcpdump PPP Stack Buffer Overflow"
Description

The ppp decapsulator in tcpdump 4.9.3 can be convinced to allocate a large amount of memory.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 4, 2020, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:38 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-8037 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple macos
2 Apple mac_os_x
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Tcpdump tcpdump
: Total Affected Vendor : 4 | Products : 5
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-8037.

URL Resource
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Apr/51 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/32027e199368dad9508965aae8cd8de5b6ab5231 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00018.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/F2MX34MJIUJQGL6CMEPLTKFOOOC3CJ4Z/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LWDBONZVLC6BAOR2KM376DJCM4H3FERV/
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212325 Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212326 Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212327 Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Apr/51 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/32027e199368dad9508965aae8cd8de5b6ab5231 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00018.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/F2MX34MJIUJQGL6CMEPLTKFOOOC3CJ4Z/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LWDBONZVLC6BAOR2KM376DJCM4H3FERV/
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212325 Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212326 Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212327 Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-8037 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Apr/51
    Added Reference https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/32027e199368dad9508965aae8cd8de5b6ab5231
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00018.html
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/F2MX34MJIUJQGL6CMEPLTKFOOOC3CJ4Z/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LWDBONZVLC6BAOR2KM376DJCM4H3FERV/
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212325
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212326
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212327
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Tcpdump Group https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LWDBONZVLC6BAOR2KM376DJCM4H3FERV/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Tcpdump Group https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/F2MX34MJIUJQGL6CMEPLTKFOOOC3CJ4Z/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Tcpdump Group https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LWDBONZVLC6BAOR2KM376DJCM4H3FERV/
    Removed Reference Tcpdump Group https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/F2MX34MJIUJQGL6CMEPLTKFOOOC3CJ4Z/
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 05, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Apr/51 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Apr/51 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 27, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Apr/51 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 27, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/F2MX34MJIUJQGL6CMEPLTKFOOOC3CJ4Z/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/F2MX34MJIUJQGL6CMEPLTKFOOOC3CJ4Z/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LWDBONZVLC6BAOR2KM376DJCM4H3FERV/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LWDBONZVLC6BAOR2KM376DJCM4H3FERV/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212325 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212325 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212326 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212326 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212327 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212327 Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.14.6 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:security_update_2019-001:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:security_update_2019-002:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:security_update_2020-001:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:security_update_2020-002:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:security_update_2020-003:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:security_update_2020-004:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:security_update_2020-005:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:security_update_2020-006:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:security_update_2020-007:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:security_update_2021-001:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.15 up to (excluding) 10.15.7 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2020-001:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-001:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:supplemental_update:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.0 up to (excluding) 11.3
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 26, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212327 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212326 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212325 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 06, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/F2MX34MJIUJQGL6CMEPLTKFOOOC3CJ4Z/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 30, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LWDBONZVLC6BAOR2KM376DJCM4H3FERV/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 10, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/32027e199368dad9508965aae8cd8de5b6ab5231 No Types Assigned https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/32027e199368dad9508965aae8cd8de5b6ab5231 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00018.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00018.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-770
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:tcpdump:tcpdump:4.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 10, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00018.html [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-8037 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-8037 weaknesses.

CAPEC-125: Flooding Flooding CAPEC-130: Excessive Allocation Excessive Allocation CAPEC-147: XML Ping of the Death XML Ping of the Death CAPEC-197: Exponential Data Expansion Exponential Data Expansion CAPEC-229: Serialized Data Parameter Blowup Serialized Data Parameter Blowup CAPEC-230: Serialized Data with Nested Payloads Serialized Data with Nested Payloads CAPEC-231: Oversized Serialized Data Payloads Oversized Serialized Data Payloads CAPEC-469: HTTP DoS HTTP DoS CAPEC-482: TCP Flood TCP Flood CAPEC-486: UDP Flood UDP Flood CAPEC-487: ICMP Flood ICMP Flood CAPEC-488: HTTP Flood HTTP Flood CAPEC-489: SSL Flood SSL Flood CAPEC-490: Amplification Amplification CAPEC-491: Quadratic Data Expansion Quadratic Data Expansion CAPEC-493: SOAP Array Blowup SOAP Array Blowup CAPEC-494: TCP Fragmentation TCP Fragmentation CAPEC-495: UDP Fragmentation UDP Fragmentation CAPEC-496: ICMP Fragmentation ICMP Fragmentation CAPEC-528: XML Flood XML Flood
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.97 }} 0.28%

score

0.83161

percentile

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