CVE-2015-8012 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published 28 Jan 2020 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash the LLDP daemon via malformed packets, causing a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2015-8012?

CVE-2015-8012 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jan 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

lldpd before 0.8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon crash) via a malformed packet.

Weakness: CWE-617

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8012?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Lldpd Project Lldpd.

How do I fix CVE-2015-8012?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2015-8012 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8012 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8012, GHSA-26h8-43q7-4r2w.