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CVE-2018-1000155 Details

Description

OpenFlow version 1.0 onwards contains a Denial of Service and Improper authorization vulnerability in OpenFlow handshake: The DPID (DataPath IDentifier) in the features_reply message are inherently trusted by the controller. that can result in Denial of Service, Unauthorized Access, Network Instability. This attack appear to be exploitable via Network connectivity: the attacker must first establish a transport connection with the OpenFlow controller and then initiate the OpenFlow handshake.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://users.sec.t-labs.tu-berlin.de/~hashkash/openflow/BrianOnosSecurityRequest.pdf CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://users.sec.t-labs.tu-berlin.de/~hashkash/openflow/BrianOnosSecurityRequest.pdf [email protected]Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-863Incorrect Authorization[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
opennetworking openflow
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:opennetworking:openflow:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-1000155
NVD Published Date:
May 24, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]