CVE-2023-41910 is a critical vulnerability affecting lldpd versions prior to 1.0.17, allowing a remote attacker to trigger an out-of-bounds read in heap memory. By crafting specific CDP PDU packets, an unauthenticated attacker can achieve a full compromise (confidentiality, integrity, availability) of the lldpd daemon with low attack complexity. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating potential interest.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.0.17CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lldpd_project:lldpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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An issue was discovered in lldpd before 1.0.17. By crafting a CDP PDU packet with specific CDP_TLV_ADDRESSES TLVs a malicious actor can remotely force the lldpd daemon to perform an out-of-bounds read on heap memory. This occurs in cdp_decode in daemon/protocols/cdp.c.
Sep 12, 2023lldpd: CDP PDU Packet cdp.c out-of-bounds read
Sep 5, 2023