CVE-2017-14970
Published: 02 October 2017
In lib/ofp-util.c in Open vSwitch (OvS) before 2.8.1, there are multiple memory leaks while parsing malformed OpenFlow group mod messages. NOTE: the vendor disputes the relevance of this report, stating "it can only be triggered by an OpenFlow controller, but OpenFlow controllers have much more direct and powerful ways to force Open vSwitch to allocate memory, such as by inserting flows into the flow table."
Priority
Low
CVSS 3 base score: 5.9
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
openvswitch Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(2.8.1)
|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Not vulnerable
(2.9.0-0ubuntu1)
|
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Ignored
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored)
|
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| mdeslaur | upstream is working to get this CVE rejected. https://mail.openvswitch.org/pipermail/ovs-dev/2017-October/339432.html marking as ignored |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-14970
- https://mail.openvswitch.org/pipermail/ovs-dev/2017-September/339085.html
- https://mail.openvswitch.org/pipermail/ovs-dev/2017-September/339086.html
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian