Description
In Open vSwitch (OvS) 2.5.0, a malformed IP packet can cause the switch to read past the end of the packet buffer due to an unsigned integer underflow in `lib/flow.c` in the function `miniflow_extract`, permitting remote bypass of the access control list enforced by the switch.
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 8.8/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- https://mail.openvswitch.org/pipermail/ovs-dev/2016-July/319503.htmlMailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://mail.openvswitch.org/pipermail/ovs-dev/2016-July/319503.htmlMailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- May 29, 2017
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified