An industry-wide vulnerability has been identified in the implementation of the Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) routing protocol used on some Lenovo switches. Exploitation of these implementation flaws may result in attackers being able to erase or alter the routing tables of one or many routers, switches, or other devices that support OSPF within a routing domain.
This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.2, indicating it requires adjacent network access but requires specific conditions to be met without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited data confidentiality, integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 30 products from ibm, from ibm, from ibm and 27 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
First disclosed in 2017, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.
2017-08-09T21:29:01.600
2025-04-20T01:37:25.860
Deferred
CVSSv3.0: 8.2 (HIGH)
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
5.5
4.9
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | ibm | 1g_l2-7_slb | ≤ 21.0.24.0 | Yes |
| Hardware | ibm | flex_system | - | No |
| Operating System | ibm | 1\ | ≤ 7.4.16.0 | Yes |
| Hardware | ibm | bladecenter | - | No |
| Operating System | ibm | layer_2\/3_copper_firmware | ≤ 5.3.10.0 | Yes |
| Hardware | ibm | bladecenter | - | No |
| Operating System | ibm | virtual_fabric_10gb | ≤ 7.8.12.0 | Yes |
| Hardware | ibm | bladecenter | - | No |
| Operating System | ibm | en2092_1gb_firmware | ≤ 7.8.16.0 | Yes |
| Hardware | ibm | flex_system | - | No |
| Operating System | ibm | fabric_cn4093_10gb_firmware | ≤ 7.8.16.0 | Yes |
| Hardware | ibm | flex_system | - | No |
| Operating System | ibm | fabric_en4093\/en4093r_10gb_firmware | ≤ 7.8.16.0 | Yes |
| Hardware | ibm | flex_system | - | No |
| Operating System | ibm | g8052_firmware | ≤ 7.9.19.0 | Yes |
| Hardware | ibm | rackswitch | - | No |
| Operating System | ibm | g8124_firmware | ≤ 7.11.9.0 | Yes |
| Hardware | ibm | rackswitch | - | No |
| Operating System | ibm | g8124e_firmware | ≤ 7.11.9.0 | Yes |
| Hardware | ibm | rackswitch | - | No |
| Operating System | ibm | g8264_firmware | ≤ 7.9.19.0 | Yes |
| Hardware | ibm | rackswitch | - | No |
| Operating System | ibm | g8264cs_firmware | ≤ 7.8.16.0 | Yes |
| Hardware | ibm | rackswitch | - | No |
| Operating System | ibm | g8264t_firmware | ≤ 7.9.19.0 | Yes |
| Hardware | ibm | rackswitch | - | No |
| Operating System | ibm | g8316_firmware | ≤ 7.9.19.0 | Yes |
| Hardware | ibm | rackswitch | - | No |
| Operating System | ibm | g8332_firmware | ≤ 7.7.25.0 | Yes |
| Hardware | ibm | rackswitch | - | No |
| Operating System | lenovo | fabric_cn4093_10gb_firmware | ≤ 8.4.3.0 | Yes |
| Hardware | lenovo | flex_system | - | No |
| Operating System | lenovo | fabric_en4093r_10gb_firmware | ≤ 8.4.3.0 | Yes |
| Hardware | lenovo | flex_system | - | No |
| Operating System | lenovo | si4091_firmware | ≤ 8.4.3.0 | Yes |
| Hardware | lenovo | flex_system | - | No |
| Operating System | lenovo | g8052_firmware | ≤ 8.4.3.0 | Yes |
| Hardware | lenovo | rackswitch | - | No |
| Operating System | lenovo | g8124e_firmware | ≤ 8.4.3.0 | Yes |
| Hardware | lenovo | rackswitch | - | No |
| Operating System | lenovo | g8264_firmware | ≤ 8.4.3.0 | Yes |
| Hardware | lenovo | rackswitch | - | No |
| Operating System | lenovo | g8264cs_firmware | ≤ 8.4.3.0 | Yes |
| Hardware | lenovo | rackswitch | - | No |
| Operating System | lenovo | g8272_firmware | ≤ 8.4.3.0 | Yes |
| Hardware | lenovo | rackswitch | - | No |
| Operating System | lenovo | g8296_firmware | ≤ 8.4.3.0 | Yes |
| Hardware | lenovo | rackswitch | - | No |
| Operating System | lenovo | g8332_firmware | ≤ 8.4.3.0 | Yes |
| Hardware | lenovo | rackswitch | - | No |
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