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CVE-2023-5366

Openvswitch don't match packets on nd_target field

Published: Oct 6, 2023Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-345
NVD MITRE
7.1CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 69.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A flaw was found in Open vSwitch that allows ICMPv6 Neighbor Advertisement packets between virtual machines to bypass OpenFlow rules. This issue may allow a local attacker to create specially crafted packets with a modified or spoofed target IP address field that can redirect ICMPv6 traffic to arbitrary IP addresses.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:LI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-345

Affected Products

openvswitchopenvswitch
On-prem
Networking Infrastructure / router-switch
openshift container platformredhat
SaaSSaaS Service
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
virtualizationredhatOperating Systems
enterprise linuxredhat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
fast datapathredhat
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
openvswitchoss-projectNetworking Infrastructureaka ovs
redhatcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
and 19 more affected products View all →

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Collection
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References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/08/4
openwall.com
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5366
access.redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2006347
bugzilla.redhat.com
and 15 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Oct 6, 2023
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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