Buffer overflow in the lldp_decode function in daemon/protocols/lldp.c in lldpd before 0.8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors involving large management addresses and TLV boundaries.
CVE-2015-8011
This critical-severity CVE scores 9.8 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 5.5%, top 8% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 9.8
- EG Score
- 9.8(medium)
- EG Risk
- —
- EPSS
- 91.9%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
January 28, 2020
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
Advisory Details (7)
Auto-updated Jun 7, 2026oss-security - Re: CVE request: lldpd crash in lldp_decode due large management address
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/30/2oss-security - CVE request: lldpd crash in lldp_decode due large management address
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/16/2[SECURITY] [DSA 4836-1] openvswitch security update
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4836Siemens Industrial Products LLDP (Update D) | CISA
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-194-07[SECURITY] Fedora 33 Update: dpdk-20.11-1.fc33 - package-announce - Fedora mailing-lists
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UJ4DXFJWMZ325ECZXPZOSK7BOEDJZHPR/[SECURITY] [DLA 2571-1] openvswitch security update
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00032.htmlcommit dd4f16e7e816 (vincentbernat/lldpd)
Patch available: vincentbernat/lldpd 1.0.5 (contains commit dd4f16e7e816)
https://github.com/vincentbernat/lldpd/commit/dd4f16e7e816f2165fba76e3d162cd8d2978dcb2Vendor Advisories for CVE-2015-8011(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(11)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | python-openvswitch (2.5.9-0ubuntu0.16.04.2) @ xenial | 2026-05-27 | ubuntu |
| redhat | openvswitch-0:2.9.9-1.el7fdp | 2021-06-02 | redhat |
| redhat | rhvm-appliance-0:4.4-20210310.0.el8ev | 2021-03-25 | redhat |
| redhat | ovn2.11-0:2.11.1-57.el7fdp | 2021-03-18 | redhat |
| redhat | ovn2.11-0:2.11.1-56.el7fdp | 2021-01-06 | redhat |
| redhat | openvswitch2.13-0:2.13.0-72.el8fdp | 2020-12-21 | redhat |
| redhat | redhat-virtualization-host-0:4.4.3-20201210.0.el8_3 | 2020-12-17 | redhat |
| redhat | openvswitch2.11-0:2.11.3-74.el8fdp | 2020-12-01 | redhat |
| redhat | openvswitch2.13-0:2.13.0-62.el7fdp | 2020-12-01 | redhat |
| redhat | openvswitch2.11-0:2.11.3-77.el7fdp | 2020-12-01 | redhat |
| redhat | openvswitch2.13-0:2.13.0-71.el8fdp | 2020-12-01 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(11)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Red HatRHBA-2020:5306IMPORTANT2015-10-15
RHBA-2020:5306 — Important
- Red HatRHBA-2020:5307IMPORTANT2015-10-15
RHBA-2020:5307 — Important
- Red HatRHBA-2020:5310IMPORTANT2015-10-15
RHBA-2020:5310 — Important
- Red HatRHBA-2020:5311IMPORTANT2015-10-15
RHBA-2020:5311 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2020:5611IMPORTANT2015-10-15
RHSA-2020:5611 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2020:5615IMPORTANT2015-10-15
RHSA-2020:5615 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2021:0028IMPORTANT2015-10-15
RHSA-2021:0028 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2021:0931IMPORTANT2015-10-15
RHSA-2021:0931 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2021:0988IMPORTANT2015-10-15
RHSA-2021:0988 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2021:2205IMPORTANT2015-10-15
RHSA-2021:2205 — Important
- UbuntuUSN-4691-1MEDIUM
Open vSwitch vulnerabilities
Data Freshness Timeline
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