7.5

CVE-2015-8012: lldpd_project lldpd Reachable Assertion

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2015-8012DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8012
Published 28-01-2020Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-8012 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Reachable Assertion vulnerability in lldpd_project lldpd. EPSS estimates a 3.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Prioritisesevere

Severe, CVSS 7.5 (NVD); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 3% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.00%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 28-01-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

lldpd before 0.8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon crash) via a malformed packet.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

3.00%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

87%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 3.00% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Debian1 product
  • lldpd< 0.7.19-1
Lldpd_project1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • lldpd< 0.7.19-1

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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