What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-10725?

CVE-2020-10725 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.7 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 2.2%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-10725?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2020-10725. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Data Plane Development Kit CVE-2020-10725

HIGH

Improper Initialization (CWE-665)

2020-05-20 secalert@redhat.com

Information Disclosure Data Plane Development Kit Fedora Leap Enterprise Communications Broker

7.7

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.7 HIGH

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

May 20, 2020 - 14:15 nvd

HIGH 7.7

DescriptionNVD

A flaw was found in DPDK version 19.11 and above that allows a malicious guest to cause a segmentation fault of the vhost-user backend application running on the host, which could result in a loss of connectivity for the other guests running on that host. This is caused by a missing validity check of the descriptor address in the function virtio_dev_rx_batch_packed().

AnalysisAI

A flaw was found in DPDK version 19.11 and above that allows a malicious guest to cause a segmentation fault of the vhost-user backend application running on the host, which could result in a loss of. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.7), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-665. A flaw was found in DPDK version 19.11 and above that allows a malicious guest to cause a segmentation fault of the vhost-user backend application running on the host, which could result in a loss of connectivity for the other guests running on that host. This is caused by a missing validity check of the descriptor address in the function virtio_dev_rx_batch_packed(). Affected products include: Dpdk Data Plane Development Kit, Fedoraproject Fedora, Opensuse Leap, Oracle Enterprise Communications Broker. Version information: version 19.11.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.