Open vSwitch: Remote execution of arbitrary code

Background Open vSwitch is a production quality multilayer virtual switch. Description A buffer overflow was discovered in lib/flow.c in ovs-vswitchd. Impact A remote attacker, using a specially crafted MPLS packet, could execute arbitrary code. Workaround There is no known workaround at this tim...

CVE-2016-2074

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...

CVE-2016-2074

Open vSwitch: MPLS processing in ovs-vswitchd contains a buffer overflow in OpenFlow/MPLS label handling affecting Open vSwitch 2.2.x and 2.3.x before 2.3.3 and 2.4.x before 2.4.1. A remote attacker can exploit crafted MPLS packets to achieve arbitrary code execution or DoS. Upstream fixes are in...