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CVE-2020-7217 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence

Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2020-7217

CVE-2020-7217

HIGH7.5

An ni_dhcp4_fsm_process_dhcp4_packet memory leak in openSUSE wicked 0

Published Feb 10, 2020

Modified 1 years ago

Details

An ni_dhcp4_fsm_process_dhcp4_packet memory leak in openSUSE wicked 0.6.55 and earlier allows network attackers to cause a denial of service by sending DHCP4 packets with a different client-id.

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00011.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1160906

https://github.com/openSUSE/wicked/releases

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-7217

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-7217/

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

7.5

Exploitability

Attack Vector

NetworkAV:N

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

NoneC:N

Integrity

NoneI:N

Availability

HighA:H

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

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedFeb 10, 2020

ModifiedAug 4, 2024