CVE-2016-10377

8.8 HIGH
Published: May 29, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

In Open vSwitch (OvS) 2.5.0, a malformed IP packet can cause the switch to read past the end of the packet buffer due to an unsigned integer underflow in `lib/flow.c` in the function `miniflow_extract`, permitting remote bypass of the access control list enforced by the switch.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://mail.openvswitch.org/pipermail/ovs-dev/2016-July/319503.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
https://mail.openvswitch.org/pipermail/ovs-dev/2016-July/319503.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory

2 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.9%
57th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

openvswitch