Description
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.
References (12)
Core 12
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX232655
Vendor Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://openvswitch.org/pipermail/announce/2016-March/000082.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0537.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0524.html
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1318553
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3533
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0615
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2074
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-07
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0523.html
Patch mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://openvswitch.org/pipermail/announce/2016-March/000083.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85700
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.0628
EPSS Percentile
92.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (6)
openvswitch/openvswitch
2.2.0
openvswitch/openvswitch
2.3.0
openvswitch/openvswitch
2.3.1
openvswitch/openvswitch
2.3.2
openvswitch/openvswitch
2.4.0
redhat/openshift
3.1
Published
Jul 03, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026