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CVE-2016-2074 Detail

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.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  07/03/2016

Impact

CVSS v3.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 9.8 CRITICAL
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (V3 legend)
Impact Score: 5.9
Exploitability Score: 3.9

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): High

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.5 HIGH
Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 6.4
Exploitability Subscore: 10.0

Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availability (A): Partial
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
Allows unauthorized modification
Allows disruption of service

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Hyperlink Resource
http://openvswitch.org/pipermail/announce/2016-March/000082.html Vendor Advisory
http://openvswitch.org/pipermail/announce/2016-March/000083.html Patch
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0523.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0524.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0537.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3533
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85700
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0615
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1318553
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-07
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2074
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX232655

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-2074
NVD Published Date:
07/03/2016
NVD Last Modified:
03/22/2018