CVE-2016-2074
highpriority · track · 41EPSS 0.064 · 94 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.8
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affected products (7)
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also known as (3)
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references (29)
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- http://openvswitch.org/pipermail/announce/2016-March/000082.htmlcnnvd
- http://openvswitch.org/pipermail/announce/2016-March/000083.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/29/1cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1318553cnnvd
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2074cnnvd
- http://openvswitch.org/pipermail/announce/2016-March/000082.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://openvswitch.org/pipermail/announce/2016-March/000083.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0523.htmlenisa_euvd
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