HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2020-10723
MEDIUM

CVE-2020-10723

CWE-190Published: May 19, 2020· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

6.7
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

A memory corruption issue was found in DPDK versions 17.05 and above. This flaw is caused by an integer truncation on the index of a payload. Under certain circumstances, the index (a UInt) is copied and truncated into a uint16, which can lead to out of bound indexing and possible memory corruption.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2020-10723 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.

Exploitation requires high privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 6.7.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.High
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

Canonical1 product(s)
ubuntu linux
dpdk1 product(s)
data plane development kit
Fedora1 product(s)
fedora
openSUSE1 product(s)
leap
Oracle2 product(s)
communications session border controllerenterprise communications broker
Source: NVD CPE · 9 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
Exploit-DB
Offensive Security exploit database
GitHub PoC Search
Community PoC repositories
Rapid7 / Metasploit
Metasploit module search
PacketStorm
Security advisories & exploits
NVD Detail
Official NIST entry
MITRE CVE
CVE Program entry
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Official Patches & Advisories

PATCHhttps://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=268
PATCHhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
PATCHhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
PATCHhttps://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=268
PATCHhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
PATCHhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
ADVISORYhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00045.html
ADVISORYhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-10723
ADVISORYhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/4362-1/
ADVISORYhttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/18/2
ADVISORYhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00045.html
ADVISORYhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-10723
ADVISORYhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/4362-1/
ADVISORYhttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/18/2

All References (16)

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00045.htmlMailing List · Third Party Advisory
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https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=268Issue Tracking · Patch · Vendor Advisory
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-10723Issue Tracking · Third Party Advisory
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HRHKFVV4MRWNNJOYQOVP64L4UVWYPEO4/
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/4362-1/Third Party Advisory
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https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/18/2Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
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https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.htmlPatch · Third Party Advisory
→
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.htmlPatch · Third Party Advisory
→
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00045.htmlMailing List · Third Party Advisory
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https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=268Issue Tracking · Patch · Vendor Advisory
→
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-10723Issue Tracking · Third Party Advisory
→
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HRHKFVV4MRWNNJOYQOVP64L4UVWYPEO4/
→
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4362-1/Third Party Advisory
→
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/18/2Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
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https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.htmlPatch · Third Party Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2020-10723
CVSS Score6.7 / 10
SeverityMEDIUM
WeaknessCWE-190
CISA KEVNo
Affected5 vendor(s)
PublishedMay 19, 2020

Related CVEs (CWE-190)

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10.0
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CVE-2015-5097
10.0
CVE-2015-5108
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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2020-10723 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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