#VU74579 Input validation error in Open vSwitch - CVE-2023-1668

Vulnerability identifier: #VU74579

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [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:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1668

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Open vSwitch
Hardware solutions / Firmware

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 IP packets. A remote attacker can send specially crafted IP packets with "ip proto" set to "0" and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability requires that flow rules contain 'set' actions on other fields in the IP protocol header.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Open vSwitch: 2.0.0, 2.1.0 - 2.17.5, 2.2, 2.3 - 2.3.2, 2.4 - 2.4.1, 2.5.0 - 2.5.12, 2.6.0 - 2.6.10, 2.7.0 - 2.7.13, 2.8.0 - 2.8.11, 2.9.0 - 2.9.9, 3.0.0 - 3.0.3, 3.1.0

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External links
https://mail.openvswitch.org/pipermail/ovs-announce/2023-April/000316.html
https://mail.openvswitch.org/pipermail/ovs-announce/2023-April/000317.html

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.