Improper input validation in Openvswitch
CVE-2017-9263
In Open vSwitch (OvS) 2.7.0, while parsing an OpenFlow role status message, there is a call to the abort() function for undefined role status reasons in the function `ofp_print_role_status_message` in `lib/ofp-print.c` that may be leveraged toward a remote DoS attack by a malicious switch.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (61.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 61st percentile — 61.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Openvswitch — versions 2.7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2698 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2727 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2692 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2553 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2418 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2648 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2665 (vendor-advisory)
- mail.openvswitch.org/pipermail/ovs-dev/2017-May/332966.html (Patch, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-9263?
- CVE-2017-9263 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openvswitch, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-05-29.
- How severe is CVE-2017-9263?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.