UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2074

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2074
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2074.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2074
Upstream
Withdrawn
2025-07-18T16:43:25Z
Published
2016-03-28T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:34:09.885522Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

Buffer overflow in lib/flow.c in ovs-vswitchd in Open vSwitch 2.2.x and 2.3.x before 2.3.3 and 2.4.x before 2.4.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted MPLS packets, as demonstrated by a long string in an ovs-appctl command.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / openvswitch

Package

Name
openvswitch
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openvswitch@2.0.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.3?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.0.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.3

Affected versions

1.*

1.10.2-0ubuntu2

2.*

2.0.0-0ubuntu3
2.0.0+git20131203-0ubuntu1
2.0.1+git20140106-0ubuntu1
2.0.1+git20140120-0ubuntu1
2.0.1+git20140120-0ubuntu2
2.0.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
2.0.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "openvswitch-common",
            "binary_version": "2.0.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openvswitch-common-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.0.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openvswitch-controller",
            "binary_version": "2.0.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openvswitch-controller-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.0.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openvswitch-datapath-dkms",
            "binary_version": "2.0.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openvswitch-datapath-source",
            "binary_version": "2.0.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openvswitch-dbg",
            "binary_version": "2.0.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openvswitch-ipsec",
            "binary_version": "2.0.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openvswitch-ipsec-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.0.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openvswitch-pki",
            "binary_version": "2.0.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openvswitch-switch",
            "binary_version": "2.0.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openvswitch-switch-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.0.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openvswitch-test",
            "binary_version": "2.0.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ovsdbmonitor",
            "binary_version": "2.0.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-openvswitch",
            "binary_version": "2.0.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.3"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2074.json"

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / openvswitch

Package

Name
openvswitch
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openvswitch@2.5.0-0ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.5.0-0ubuntu1

Affected versions

2.*

2.4.0-0ubuntu4
2.4.0-0ubuntu5
2.5.0~git20160129.46a88d9-0ubuntu1
2.5.0~git20160219.522aca6-0ubuntu1
2.5.0~git20160219.522aca6-0ubuntu2
2.5.0~git20160219.522aca6-0ubuntu3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "openvswitch-common",
            "binary_version": "2.5.0-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openvswitch-common-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.5.0-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openvswitch-dbg",
            "binary_version": "2.5.0-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openvswitch-ipsec",
            "binary_version": "2.5.0-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openvswitch-ipsec-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.5.0-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openvswitch-pki",
            "binary_version": "2.5.0-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openvswitch-switch",
            "binary_version": "2.5.0-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openvswitch-switch-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.5.0-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openvswitch-switch-dpdk",
            "binary_version": "2.5.0-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openvswitch-switch-dpdk-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.5.0-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openvswitch-test",
            "binary_version": "2.5.0-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openvswitch-testcontroller",
            "binary_version": "2.5.0-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openvswitch-testcontroller-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.5.0-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openvswitch-vtep",
            "binary_version": "2.5.0-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openvswitch-vtep-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.5.0-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ovn-central",
            "binary_version": "2.5.0-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ovn-central-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.5.0-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ovn-common",
            "binary_version": "2.5.0-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ovn-common-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.5.0-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ovn-docker",
            "binary_version": "2.5.0-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ovn-docker-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.5.0-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ovn-host",
            "binary_version": "2.5.0-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ovn-host-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.5.0-0ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-openvswitch",
            "binary_version": "2.5.0-0ubuntu1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2074.json"