CVE-2017-9264

openvswitch: Buffer over-read while parsing malformed TCP, UDP and IPv6 packets

Published May 29, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 2.4% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-18200 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3450-1 Open vSwitch vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 5:02 PM
Reserved
May 28, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 29, 2017, 4:29 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:27 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Mar 3, 2017, 12:00 AM