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CVE-2020-14376 (GCVE-0-2020-14376)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-09-30 18:49 – Updated: 2024-08-04 12:46
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Summary
A flaw was found in dpdk in versions before 18.11.10 and before 19.11.5. A lack of bounds checking when copying iv_data from the VM guest memory into host memory can lead to a large buffer overflow. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a dpdk Affected: All dpdk versions before 18.11.10 and before 19.11.5
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