What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-10723?

CVE-2020-10723 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.7 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.4%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-10723?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2020-10723. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Data Plane Development Kit CVE-2020-10723

MEDIUM

Integer Overflow or Wraparound (CWE-190)

2020-05-19 secalert@redhat.com

Buffer Overflow Integer Overflow Data Plane Development Kit Ubuntu Linux Fedora Leap Communications Session Border Controller Enterprise Communications Broker

6.7

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.7 MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

May 19, 2020 - 19:15 nvd

MEDIUM 6.7

DescriptionNVD

A memory corruption issue was found in DPDK versions 17.05 and above. This flaw is caused by an integer truncation on the index of a payload. Under certain circumstances, the index (a UInt) is copied and truncated into a uint16, which can lead to out of bound indexing and possible memory corruption.

AnalysisAI

A memory corruption issue was found in DPDK versions 17.05 and above. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.7), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Integer Overflow vulnerability could allow attackers to cause unexpected behavior through arithmetic overflow.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Integer Overflow (CWE-190), which allows attackers to cause unexpected behavior through arithmetic overflow. A memory corruption issue was found in DPDK versions 17.05 and above. This flaw is caused by an integer truncation on the index of a payload. Under certain circumstances, the index (a UInt) is copied and truncated into a uint16, which can lead to out of bound indexing and possible memory corruption. Affected products include: Dpdk Data Plane Development Kit, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Opensuse Leap, Oracle Communications Session Border Controller.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Validate arithmetic operations, use safe integer libraries, check bounds before allocation.