CVE-2015-8011 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the lldp_decode function of lldpd versions prior to 0.8.0, impacting various Debian and Fedora distributions. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to trigger a denial of service by crashing the daemon, with the potential for arbitrary code execution. Despite its critical CVSS score of 9.8, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and high impact, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 0.5.6, < 0.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lldpd_project:lldpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
33CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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