CVE-2023-41910

Description

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.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.13%
Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/lldpd/lldpd/releases/tag/1.0.17 release notes
https://github.com/lldpd/lldpd/commit/a9aeabdf879c25c584852a0bb5523837632f099b patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00025.html mailing list
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5505 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-41910?
CVE-2023-41910 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-41910?
To fix CVE-2023-41910, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-41910 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-41910 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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