Integer underflow in Red Hat OpenStack - CVE-2017-9214
Published: September 14, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU8433
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9214
CWE-ID: CWE-191
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Red Hat Inc.
Affected software:
Red Hat OpenStack
Red Hat OpenStack
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the Open vSwitch (OvS) component due to unsigned integer underflow in the function ofputil_pull_queue_get_config_reply10 in lib/ofp-util.c. when parsing of OFPT_QUEUE_GET_CONFIG_REPLY messages. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted OFPT_QUEUE_GET_CONFIG_REPLY message, trigger buffer over-read and cause the application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
The weakness exists in the Open vSwitch (OvS) component due to unsigned integer underflow in the function ofputil_pull_queue_get_config_reply10 in lib/ofp-util.c. when parsing of OFPT_QUEUE_GET_CONFIG_REPLY messages. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted OFPT_QUEUE_GET_CONFIG_REPLY message, trigger buffer over-read and cause the application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-9214
Install update from vendor's website.