QID 670904

QID 670904: EulerOS Security Update for tcpdump (EulerOS-SA-2020-2535)

Tcpdump is a command-line tool for monitoring network traffic. Tcpdump can capture and display the packet headers on a particular network interface or on all interfaces. Tcpdump can display all of the packet headers, or just the ones that match particular criteria. Install tcpdump if you need a program to monitor network traffic. Security Fix(es): The ppp decapsulator in tcpdump 4.9.3 can be convinced to allocate a large amount of memory.(CVE-2020-8037)
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An arbitrary attacker may exploit this vulnerability to compromise the system.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.5 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5 severity.
    • Solution
    The Vendor has released a security update to fix the vulnerability. For more information please visit EulerOS-SA-2020-2535 for updates and patch information
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 670904

    CVE-2020-8037 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    EulerOS-SA-2020-2535 EulerOS V2.0SP8 URL Logo developer.huaweicloud.com/ict/en/site-euleros/euleros/security-advisories/EulerOS-SA-2020-2535
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