Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This CVE describes an OpenDaylight controller failure where adding a flow through the odl-restconf feature can throw an exception and block later flow additions for a specific switch. Business impact is potential network-control disruption, but the public record does not provide severity, CVSS, exploitability, or a named fix.
Executive priority
Treat this as a targeted operational-risk item, not a confirmed emergency. Prioritize assessment if OpenDaylight 4.0 is still present in production network-control paths, because controller failures can affect service reliability even without proven exploitation.
Technical view
CVE-2017-1000358 affects OpenDaylight 4.0 in the odl-restconf feature. The described flaw is an exception condition in the controller that prevents subsequent flow additions for a particular switch. The source bundle does not identify a CWE, root cause, authentication requirement, attack vector, patch, or workaround.
Likely exposure
Exposure appears limited to environments using OpenDaylight 4.0 with the odl-restconf feature. The CVE record does not identify other affected versions, distributions, deployments, or configurations.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or any cited evidence of active exploitation. It also does not provide public exploit details, required privileges, or reliable trigger conditions beyond the controller flow-add failure description.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse. The CVE description names OpenDaylight 4.0 and odl-restconf but lacks CVSS, CWE, detailed technical root cause, affected CPEs, patch status, and exploit prerequisites. Avoid broad affected-product claims without additional vendor evidence.
Mitigation direction
- Check official OpenDaylight guidance for a fixed version or documented workaround.
- Identify and prioritize any OpenDaylight 4.0 controllers using odl-restconf.
- Restrict controller management and RESTCONF access to trusted administrative networks.
- Monitor controller logs for repeated flow-add exceptions affecting specific switches.
Validation and detection
- Inventory OpenDaylight controller versions and enabled features.
- Confirm whether odl-restconf is enabled on any OpenDaylight 4.0 deployment.
- Review logs for controller exceptions during flow-add operations.
- Check change records for switches with repeated failed flow programming.
Public sources used
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- Unknown
- CVSS
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- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://aaltodoc.aalto.fi/bitstream/handle/123456789/21584/master_Bidaj_Andi_2016.pdfCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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