CVE-2018-1078 is a critical vulnerability affecting OpenDayLight version Carbon SR3 and earlier, specifically impacting its OpenFlow component. During node reconciliation, the flaw allows traffic flows that should be expired or near expiration to be re-installed with reset timers, effectively permitting unauthorized traffic. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= carbonCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:opendaylight:openflow:*:*:*:*:*:opendaylight:*:* | ||
sp1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:opendaylight:openflow:sp1:*:*:*:*:opendaylight:*:* | ||
sp2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:opendaylight:openflow:sp2:*:*:*:*:opendaylight:*:* | ||
sp3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:opendaylight:openflow:sp3:*:*:*:*:opendaylight:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
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