Description
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."
Published: 2017-10-01
Score: 5.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-6446 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."
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T19:42:22.401Z

Reserved: 2017-10-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-14970

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Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-10-02T01:29:00.517

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-14970

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Publid Date: 2017-09-21T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-14970 - Bugzilla

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