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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-27827

Specially crafted LLDP packets can cause memory to be lost when allocating data to handle specific optional TLVs, potentially causing a denial of service.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 3.23%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.23%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

A flaw was found in multiple versions of OpenvSwitch. Specially crafted LLDP packets can cause memory to be lost when allocating data to handle specific optional TLVs, potentially causing a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

CVSS 3.1
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
3.23% probability · 88th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-400
Affected
lldpd project/lldpd · openvswitch/openvswitch · redhat/openshift container platform · redhat/openstack · redhat/virtualization · redhat/enterprise linux · fedoraproject/fedora · siemens/simatic hmi unified comfort panels firmware · siemens/simatic net cp 1243-1 firmware · siemens/simatic net cp 1243-8 irc firmware · siemens/simatic net cp 1542sp-1 firmware · siemens/simatic net cp 1542sp-1 irc firmware · siemens/simatic net cp 1543-1 firmware · siemens/simatic net cp 1543sp-1 firmware · siemens/simatic net cp 1545-1 firmware · siemens/tim 1531 irc firmware · siemens/sinumerik one firmware
Source
secalert@redhat.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.