VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-1000155

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability1.19%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-05-24
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization

Primary references