Critical severity · published May 23, 2017
CVE-2017-9214
In Open vSwitch (OvS) 2.7.0, while parsing an OFPT_QUEUE_GET_CONFIG_REPLY type OFP 1.0 message, there is a buffer over-read that is caused by an unsigned integer underflow in the…
9.8
CVSS
2.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In Open vSwitch (OvS) 2.7.0, while parsing an OFPT_QUEUE_GET_CONFIG_REPLY type OFP 1.0 message, there is a buffer over-read that is caused by an unsigned integer underflow in the function `ofputil_pull_queue_get_config_reply10` in `lib/ofp-util.c`.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.9% · higher than 87% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
9.0 · source: NVD
OP
Openstack · Redhat
6.0; 7.0; 8; 9; 10; 11 · source: NVD
OP
Openvswitch · Openvswitch
2.7.0 · source: NVD
VI
Virtualization · Redhat
4.1; 4.0 · source: NVD
VM
Virtualization Manager · Redhat
4.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9214
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9214
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2418
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2553
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2648
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2665
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2692
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2698
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