CVE-2015-8012
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: January 28, 2020 at 06:15 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:33 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLldpd
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
lldpd before 0.8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon crash) via a malformed packet.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 0.8.0
Affected range stops below 0.8.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/18/2x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/30/2x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/vincentbernat/lldpd/commit/793526f8884455f43daecd0a2c46772388417a00x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/vincentbernat/lldpd/commit/9221b5c249f9e4843f77c7f888d5705348d179c0CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-617
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