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CVE-2023-41910

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  • Published2023-09-05
  • Fixed in1.0.17
  • WeaknessCWE-125

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Description

An issue was discovered in lldpd before 1.0.17. By crafting a CDP PDU packet with specific CDP_TLV_ADDRESSES TLVs, a malicious actor can remotely force the lldpd daemon to perform an out-of-bounds read on heap memory. This occurs in cdp_decode in daemon/protocols/cdp.c.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-09-0507:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Lldpd project lldpd
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.0< 1.0.171.0.17

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • lldpdAlmaLinux:9all versions · fixed in 1.0.18-4.el9and 1 other package

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update Lldpd project lldpd to 1.0.17

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2024-09-30
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
  • NVDCVSS 3.19.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-125read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.1 %2026-10-22
  • OSVaffected packages—

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2023-09-05
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-41910?

An issue was discovered in lldpd before 1.0.17. By crafting a CDP PDU packet with specific CDP_TLV_ADDRESSES TLVs, a malicious actor can remotely force the lldpd daemon to perform an out-of-bounds read on heap memory. This occurs in cdp_decode in daemon/protocols/cdp.c.

Is CVE-2023-41910 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2023-41910 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.1% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-41910?

CVE-2023-41910 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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