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CVE-2020-27827 (GCVE-0-2020-27827)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-03-18 00:00
Modified
2025-12-03 18:20
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
Summary
A flaw was found in multiple versions of OpenvSwitch. Specially crafted LLDP packets can cause memory to be lost when allocating data to handle specific optional TLVs, potentially causing a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | lldp/openvswitch |
Version: lldpd 1.0.8, openvswitch 2.14.1, openvswitch 2.13.2, openvswitch 2.12.2, openvswitch 2.11.5, openvswitch 2.10.6, openvswitch 2.9.8, openvswitch 2.8.10, openvswitch 2.7.12, openvswitch 2.6.9 |
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