CVE-2020-8037
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8037
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2020-8037.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2020-8037
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2020-11-04T18:15:20.843Z
- Modified
- 2026-02-24T11:35:25.195834Z
- Severity
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- 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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The ppp decapsulator in tcpdump 4.9.3 can be convinced to allocate a large amount of memory.
- References
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- 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/
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Apr/51
- https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/32027e199368dad9508965aae8cd8de5b6ab5231
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00018.html
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212325
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212326
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212327
- https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/32027e199368dad9508965aae8cd8de5b6ab5231
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Apr/51
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00018.html