FKIE_CVE-2020-8037

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2020-11-04 18:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:25
Summary
The ppp decapsulator in tcpdump 4.9.3 can be convinced to allocate a large amount of memory.
References
security@tcpdump.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Apr/51Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
security@tcpdump.orghttps://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/32027e199368dad9508965aae8cd8de5b6ab5231Patch, Third Party Advisory
security@tcpdump.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00018.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
security@tcpdump.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/F2MX34MJIUJQGL6CMEPLTKFOOOC3CJ4Z/
security@tcpdump.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LWDBONZVLC6BAOR2KM376DJCM4H3FERV/
security@tcpdump.orghttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT212325Third Party Advisory
security@tcpdump.orghttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT212326Third Party Advisory
security@tcpdump.orghttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT212327Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Apr/51Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump/commit/32027e199368dad9508965aae8cd8de5b6ab5231Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00018.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/F2MX34MJIUJQGL6CMEPLTKFOOOC3CJ4Z/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LWDBONZVLC6BAOR2KM376DJCM4H3FERV/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212325Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212326Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212327Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
tcpdump tcpdump 4.9.3
debian debian_linux 9.0
fedoraproject fedora 32
fedoraproject fedora 33
apple mac_os_x *
apple mac_os_x *
apple mac_os_x 10.14.6
apple mac_os_x 10.14.6
apple mac_os_x 10.14.6
apple mac_os_x 10.14.6
apple mac_os_x 10.14.6
apple mac_os_x 10.14.6
apple mac_os_x 10.14.6
apple mac_os_x 10.14.6
apple mac_os_x 10.14.6
apple mac_os_x 10.14.6
apple mac_os_x 10.14.6
apple mac_os_x 10.15.7
apple mac_os_x 10.15.7
apple mac_os_x 10.15.7
apple mac_os_x 10.15.7
apple macos *

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  "cveTags": [],
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "The ppp decapsulator in tcpdump 4.9.3 can be convinced to allocate a large amount of memory."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "El ppp decapsulator en tcpdump versi\u00f3n 4.9.3 puede ser convencido para que asigne una gran cantidad de memoria"
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2020-8037",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T03:25:50.133",
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}



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