What is the severity of CVE-2017-9265?

CVE-2017-9265 has been classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to the potential for buffer over-reads.

How do I fix CVE-2017-9265?

To mitigate CVE-2017-9265, upgrade Open vSwitch to version 2.7.1 or later where the vulnerability has been addressed.

What systems are affected by CVE-2017-9265?

CVE-2017-9265 specifically affects Open vSwitch version 2.7.0.

What kind of vulnerability is CVE-2017-9265?

CVE-2017-9265 is a buffer over-read vulnerability occurring in the parsing of OpenFlow messages within Open vSwitch.

Is CVE-2017-9265 exploitable remotely?

CVE-2017-9265 may potentially be exploited remotely depending on the configuration and access controls of the Open vSwitch installation.

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CVE-2017-9265

critical

9.8

CWE

125

29/5/2017

3/10/2019

CVE-2017-9265

First published: Mon May 29 2017(Updated: )

In Open vSwitch (OvS) v2.7.0, there is a buffer over-read while parsing the group mod OpenFlow message sent from the controller in `lib/ofp-util.c` in the function `ofputil_pull_ofp15_group_mod`.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Open vSwitch	=2.7.0

Remedy

https://mail.openvswitch.org/pipermail/ovs-dev/2017-May/332965.html

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-9265?
CVE-2017-9265 has been classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to the potential for buffer over-reads.
How do I fix CVE-2017-9265?
To mitigate CVE-2017-9265, upgrade Open vSwitch to version 2.7.1 or later where the vulnerability has been addressed.
What systems are affected by CVE-2017-9265?
CVE-2017-9265 specifically affects Open vSwitch version 2.7.0.
What kind of vulnerability is CVE-2017-9265?
CVE-2017-9265 is a buffer over-read vulnerability occurring in the parsing of OpenFlow messages within Open vSwitch.
Is CVE-2017-9265 exploitable remotely?
CVE-2017-9265 may potentially be exploited remotely depending on the configuration and access controls of the Open vSwitch installation.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-9265?
CVE-2017-9265 has been classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to the potential for buffer over-reads.
How do I fix CVE-2017-9265?
To mitigate CVE-2017-9265, upgrade Open vSwitch to version 2.7.1 or later where the vulnerability has been addressed.
What systems are affected by CVE-2017-9265?
CVE-2017-9265 specifically affects Open vSwitch version 2.7.0.
What kind of vulnerability is CVE-2017-9265?
CVE-2017-9265 is a buffer over-read vulnerability occurring in the parsing of OpenFlow messages within Open vSwitch.
Is CVE-2017-9265 exploitable remotely?
CVE-2017-9265 may potentially be exploited remotely depending on the configuration and access controls of the Open vSwitch installation.