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Vulnerability details: VCID-suzt-srq7-6qbm
Vulnerability ID VCID-suzt-srq7-6qbm
Aliases CVE-2016-2074
Summary A buffer overflow in Open vSwitch might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.8
Risk 4.4
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (2)
CWE-121 Stack-based Buffer Overflow
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
System Score Found at
epss 0.07538 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2074
epss 0.07538 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2074
epss 0.07538 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2074
epss 0.07538 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2074
epss 0.07538 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2074
epss 0.07538 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2074
epss 0.07538 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2074
epss 0.07538 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2074
epss 0.07538 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2074
epss 0.07538 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2074
epss 0.07538 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2074
epss 0.07538 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2074
epss 0.07538 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2074
cvssv2 7.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2074
cvssv3 9.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2074
Reference id Reference type URL
http://openvswitch.org/pipermail/announce/2016-March/000082.html
http://openvswitch.org/pipermail/announce/2016-March/000083.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0523.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0524.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0537.html
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-2074.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2074
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2074
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2074
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX232655
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3533
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85700
1318553 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1318553
cpe:2.3:a:openvswitch:openvswitch:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:openvswitch:openvswitch:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openvswitch:openvswitch:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:openvswitch:openvswitch:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openvswitch:openvswitch:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:openvswitch:openvswitch:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openvswitch:openvswitch:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:openvswitch:openvswitch:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openvswitch:openvswitch:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:openvswitch:openvswitch:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:3.1:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:3.1:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
CVE-2016-2074 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2074
GLSA-201701-07 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-07
RHSA-2016:0523 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0523
RHSA-2016:0524 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0524
RHSA-2016:0537 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0537
RHSA-2016:0615 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0615
No exploits are available.
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2074
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2074
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.91777
EPSS Score 0.07538
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T13:10:27.372371+00:00 Gentoo Importer Import https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-07 38.0.0