Out-of-bounds Read in Openvswitch

CVE-2017-9265

In Open vSwitch (OvS) v2.7.0, there is a buffer over-read while parsing the group mod OpenFlow message sent from the controller in `lib/ofp-util.c` in the function `ofputil_pull_ofp15_group_mod`.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.015 (81.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9265?
CVE-2017-9265 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Openvswitch, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-05-29.
How severe is CVE-2017-9265?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.