CVE-2014-2304 — HIGH (7.5) — White Hats Nepal

Vulnerability Description

A vulnerability in version 0.90 of the Open Floodlight SDN controller software could result in a denial of service attack and crashing of the controller service. This effect is the result of a flaw in OpenFlow protocol processing, where specific malformed and mistimed FEATURES_REPLY messages cause the controller service to not delete switch and port data from its internal tracking structures.

CVSS Score

7.5

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Projectfloodlight	Open Sdn Controller	0.90

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

References

http://dovernetworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/OpenFloodlight-03052014.pdfExploitThird Party Advisory
http://dovernetworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/OpenFloodlight-03052014.pdfExploitThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2014-2304?

CVE-2014-2304 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). A vulnerability in version 0.90 of the Open Floodlight SDN controller software could result in a denial of service attack and crashing of the controller service. This effect is the result of a flaw in...

How severe is CVE-2014-2304?

CVE-2014-2304 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2014-2304?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Projectfloodlight Open Sdn Controller.