CVE-2017-9264 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Open vSwitch by sending malformed TCP, UDP, or IPv6 packets that trigger a buffer over-read.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-9264?
CVE-2017-9264 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 May 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In lib/conntrack.c in the firewall implementation in Open vSwitch (OvS) 2.6.1, there is a buffer over-read while parsing malformed TCP, UDP, and IPv6 packets in the functions `extract_l3_ipv6`, `extract_l4_tcp`, and `extract_l4_udp` that can be triggered remotely.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9264?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Openvswitch Openvswitch.
How do I fix CVE-2017-9264?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2017-9264 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9264 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9264, GHSA-r4pw-w7qg-248f.