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ALPINE-CVE-2020-8037
ALPINE-CVE-2020-8037
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
The ppp decapsulator in tcpdump 4.9.3 can be convinced to allocate a large amount of memory.
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.12 | tcpdump | 0, 4.0.0-r2, 4.1.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.13 | tcpdump | 4.9.1-r0, 0, 4.0.0-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.15 | tcpdump | 0, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.17 | tcpdump | 0, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | tcpdump | 4.9.2-r4, 0, 4.0.0-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | tcpdump | 0, 4.0.0-r1, 4.1.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.18 | tcpdump | 4.7.4-r0, 0, 4.0.0-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.16 | tcpdump | 0, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | tcpdump | 4.9.0-r0, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.11 | tcpdump | 0, 0, 4.0.0-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.10 | tcpdump | 0, 0, 4.0.0-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | tcpdump | 0, 0, 4.0.0-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | tcpdump | 0, 0, 4.0.0-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.9 | tcpdump | 4.1.1-r1, 0, 4.0.0-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | tcpdump | 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.14 | tcpdump | 4.1.1-r1, 4.1.1-r0, 4.0.0-r2 |
Timeline
- Nov 4, 2020 CVE Published
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Jun 15, 2026 CVE Updated