CVE-2016-2074

9.8 CRITICAL

Published: July 03, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://openvswitch.org/pipermail/announce/2016-March/000082.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://openvswitch.org/pipermail/announce/2016-March/000083.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0523.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0524.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0537.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3533

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85700

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0615

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1318553

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2074

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-07

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX232655

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://openvswitch.org/pipermail/announce/2016-March/000082.html