CVE-2020-8037

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CVSS 3.1

7.5 high

EPSS

3%p87

Published

Nov 4, 2020 (Nov 4, 2020)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

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

Vendors: tcpdump debian fedoraproject apple
Products: tcpdump, debian linux, fedora, mac os x, macos
Weakness: CWE-770
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (3.1%)

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