CVE-2016-2074
CRITICAL9.8EPSS 9.3%openvswitch - security update
Published: 7/3/2016Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
Buffer overflow in lib/flow.c in ovs-vswitchd in Open vSwitch 2.2.x and 2.3.x before 2.3.3 and 2.4.x before 2.4.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted MPLS packets, as demonstrated by a long string in an ovs-appctl command.
Affected packages (2)
- Debian/openvswitchfrom 0, < 2.3.0+git20140819-4
- Debian/openvswitchfrom 0, < 2.3.0+git20140819-3+deb8u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |