Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-27827 · published 18 March 2021
CVE-2020-27827: Lldpd project lldpd uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability
LLldpd Project · Lldpd
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.
Description
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products
17 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
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Related vulnerabilities
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-27827), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.