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CVE-2020-14376

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-14376 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in DPDK versions prior to 18.11.10 and 19.11.5, stemming from a lack of bounds checking during iv_data copying from VM guest to host memory. This flaw impacts various Canonical, DPDK, and OpenSUSE products. Rated as High severity (CVSS 7.8), it presents a significant risk to data confidentiality, integrity, and system availability, with a local attack vector and high attack complexity. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 18.02.1, < 18.11.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:dpdk:data_plane_development_kit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 19.02, < 19.11.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:dpdk:data_plane_development_kit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
20.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
15.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
15.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.1
Impact Score
6.0
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.40%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
32.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0040 is in the 72nd percentile among its peer group of 1,523 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.4 InfoSec Media, 0.1 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 19666-17084Fixed in: 18.2.2-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: azl3 ceph 18.2.2-8 on Azure Linux 3.0Fixed in: 18.2.2-1

Vendor Advisories (2)

redhatCVE-2020-14376Important

dpdk: buffer overflow copying iv_data from guest to host (prepare_sym_cipher_op & prepare_sym_chain_op)

Sep 28, 2020
microsoft2020-Sep/CVE-2020-14376

A flaw was found in dpdk in versions before 18.11.10 and before 19.11.5. A lack of bounds checking when copying iv_data from the VM guest memory into host memory can lead to a large buffer overflow. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

Sep 8, 2020

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00004.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00006.html
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 4550-1
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2020/09/28/3
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2021/01/04/1
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2021/01/04/2
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2021/01/04/5
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory