CVE-2016-2074 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2016-2074

Buffer overflow in lib/flow.c in ovs-vswitchd in Open vSwitch 2.2.x...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

openvswitch

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Affected Software

openvswitch, openshift
Vulnerable Versions:
2.2.0, 2.3.0, 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.4.0, 3.1

Timeline

Official Publish: July 3rd, 2016
Last Modified: August 5th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.