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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-9264

In lib/conntrack.c in the firewall implementation in Open vSwitch (OvS) 2.6.1, there is a buffer over-read while parsing malformed TCP, UDP, and IPv6 packets in the functions `extract_l3_ipv6`, `extract_l4_tcp`, and `extract_l4_udp` that can be…

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 2.42%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.42%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

In lib/conntrack.c in the firewall implementation in Open vSwitch (OvS) 2.6.1, there is a buffer over-read while parsing malformed TCP, UDP, and IPv6 packets in the functions `extract_l3_ipv6`, `extract_l4_tcp`, and `extract_l4_udp` that can be triggered remotely.

CVSS 3.0
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
2.42% probability · 83th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-125
Affected
openvswitch/openvswitch
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.