CVE-2018-1000155

openflow: Denial of Service, Improper Authentication and Authorization, and Covert Channel in the OpenFlow handshake

Published May 24, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
OpenFlow version 1.0 onwards contains a Denial of Service and Improper authorization vulnerability in OpenFlow handshake: The DPID (DataPath IDentifier) in the features_reply message are inherently trusted by the controller. that can result in Denial of Service, Unauthorized Access, Network Instability. This attack appear to be exploitable via Network connectivity: the attacker must first establish a transport connection with the OpenFlow controller and then initiate the OpenFlow handshake.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-1861 OpenFlow version 1.0 onwards contains a Denial of Service and Improper authorization vulnerability in OpenFlow handshake: The DPID (DataPath IDentifier) in the features_reply message are inherently trusted by the controller. that can result in Denial of Service, Unauthorized Access, Network Instability. This attack appear to be exploitable via Network connectivity: the attacker must first establish a transport connection with the OpenFlow controller and then initiate the OpenFlow handshake.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 12:33 PM
Reserved
Apr 3, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 24, 2018, 1:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:32 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
May 9, 2018, 12:00 AM