CVE-2017-9265

In Open vSwitch (OvS) v2.7.0, there is a buffer over-read while parsing the group mod OpenFlow message sent from the controller in `lib/ofp-util.c` in the function `ofputil_pull_ofp15_group_mod`.

Published: 2017-05-29 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-9265 is rated High Risk (67.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.53%). High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-9265

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-23 1.84% 1.53% -0.31%
2 2026-04-16 1.42% 1.84% +0.43%
3 2025-12-14 — 1.42% —

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-9265

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.0 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-9265

OS Trackers for CVE-2017-9265

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2017-9265 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (openvswitch), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-9265
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9265
suse medium CVE-2017-9265 severity moderate: SUSE including 13 source package names (libopenvswitch-2_11-0, libopenvswitch-2_8-0, …), 37 product×package rows across 16 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS, SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension 12 SP1, … (16 product lines)): Known Not Affected 21, Fixed 16. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9265/
ubuntu medium CVE-2017-9265 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (openvswitch), 5 status rows across 5 suites (trusty, upstream, xenial, yakkety, zesty): released 2, DNE 1, ignored 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9265

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-9265

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
openvswitch openvswitch 2.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:openvswitch:openvswitch:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-9265

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