Name: CVE-2016-2074: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2016-07-03T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2016-2074, CWE-119, CVSS 9.8, EPSS 0.07538

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Alpine Linux	—	Upgrade openvswitch	Sep 20, 2017	Jul 3, 2016
Debian	—	Upgrade openvswitch	Apr 7, 2016	Mar 29, 2016
Freebsd	—	Upgrade openvswitch	Dec 10, 2025	May 29, 2016
Gentoo Linux	—	Upgrade net-misc/openvswitch.	Oct 30, 2017	Jul 3, 2016
Oracle Solaris	—	Upgrade entire/ to version 11.4-11.4.0.0.1.15.0 on Solaris 11.4	Oct 19, 2018	Jul 3, 2016
Redhat Openshift	—	Upgrade openvswitch	Jun 18, 2018	Mar 28, 2016

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CVSS Details

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