SB2013102401 - Stack-based buffer overflow in quagga.net Quagga
Published: October 24, 2013 Updated: July 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013102401
Severity
Low
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-2236)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the new_msg_lsa_change_notify function in the OSPFD API (ospf_api.c) when processing a large LSA. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.
References
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=quagga.git;a=commitdiff;h=3f872fe60463a931c5c766dbf8c36870c0023e88
- http://lists.quagga.net/pipermail/quagga-dev/2013-July/010622.html
- http://nongnu.mirrors.hostinginnederland.nl//quagga/quagga-0.99.22.3.changelog.txt
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0794.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q3/24
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2803
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60955
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2941-1