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CVE-2016-2074 (GCVE-0-2016-2074)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-07-03 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 23:17
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Summary
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.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2016-03-28 00:00
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