CVE-2018-1078 Business logic in OpenDayLight

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass traffic expiration rules in OpenDayLight SDN controllers, allowing unauthorized network traffic to persist indefinitely.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-1078?

CVE-2018-1078 is a critical vulnerability in OpenDayLight, published on 16 Mar 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

OpenDayLight version Carbon SR3 and earlier contain a vulnerability during node reconciliation that can result in traffic flows that should be expired or should expire shortly being re-installed and their timers reset resulting in traffic being allowed that should be expired.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1078?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Opendaylight Openflow.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1078?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1078 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-1078 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1078 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fq54-gw3q-6v86.

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