Aggregates CVE and security vulnerability intelligence across all openvswitch-related products, including CVSS, EPSS, publication dates, and vulnerability intelligence data.
Historical issues mainly involve vendor risk buffer overflow, vendor risk memory corruption, and vendor risk input validation and related problems; some flaws may lead to vendor impact memory corruption.
| CVE | Summary | Source | Max CVSS | EPSS % | Published | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2016-2074 | 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. | [email protected] | 9.8 | 6.23% | 2016-07-03 | 2026-06-16 |
| CVE-2012-3449 | Open vSwitch 1.4.2 uses world writable permissions for (1) /var/lib/openvswitch/pki/controllerca/incoming/ and (2) /var/lib/openvswitch/pki/switchca/incoming/, which allows local users to delete and overwrite arbitrary files. | [email protected] | 3.6 | 0.35% | 2012-08-07 | 2026-06-16 |