#VU50603 Input validation error in Open vSwitch - CVE-2020-35498

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#VU50603 Input validation error in Open vSwitch - CVE-2020-35498

Published: February 10, 2021 / Updated: April 7, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU50603
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-35498
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Open vSwitch
Software vendor:
openvswitch.org

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.

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