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CVE-2016-2074

Buffer overflow in lib/flow.c in ovs-vswitchd in Open vSwitch 2.2.x and 2.3.x before 2.3.3 and 2.4.x before 2.4.1 allows remote attackers t…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
6.4%
percentile 94%
Public exploits
0
none known

Buffer overflow in lib/flow.c in ovs-vswitchd in Open vSwitch 2.2.x and 2.3.x before 2.3.3 and 2.4.x before 2.4.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted MPLS packets, as demonstrated by a long string in an ovs-appctl command.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

6.40% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.09.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

  • openvswitch.org /pipermail/announce/2016-March/000082.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2016-0537.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2016-0524.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=1318553 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2016/dsa-3533 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2016:0615 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • security-tracker.debian.org /tracker/CVE-2016-2074 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201701-07 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • support.citrix.com /article/CTX232655 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2016-0523.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • openvswitch.org /pipermail/announce/2016-March/000083.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/85700 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

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