ID:5153 - Exploit for Input validation error in Open vSwitch - CVE-2020-35498

 
Main Vulnerability Database Exploits ID:5153 - Exploit for Input validation error in Open vSwitch - CVE-2020-35498

ID:5153 - Exploit for Input validation error in Open vSwitch - CVE-2020-35498

Published: February 14, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU50603
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-35498
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Open vSwitch

Link to public exploit:


Vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when processing network packets. A remote attacker can send specially crafted traffic to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.