# CVE-2017-9264: In lib/conntrack.c in the firewall implementation in Open vSwitch (OvS) 2.6.1, there is a buffer over-read while parsing malformed TCP, UDP,

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-05-29 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

In lib/conntrack.c in the firewall implementation in Open vSwitch (OvS) 2.6.1, there is a buffer over-read while parsing malformed TCP, UDP, and IPv6 packets in the functions `extract_l3_ipv6`, `extract_l4_tcp`, and `extract_l4_udp` that can be triggered remotely.

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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2727
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2418
- https://mail.openvswitch.org/pipermail/ovs-dev/2017-March/329323.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2648

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