Arbitrary code execution - CVE-2016-2342

 

Arbitrary code execution - CVE-2016-2342

Published: October 10, 2016 / Updated: October 10, 2016


Vulnerability identifier: #VU813
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2342
CWE-ID: CWE-120
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor:
Affected software:

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticatd user to cause arbitrary code execution on the target system.
The weakness is due to buffer overflow caused by improper validation of the upper-bound length of received Labeled-VPN SAFI routes data. To exploit the vulnerability attackers can send a specially crafted packets to the system.
Successful exploitation of the weakness results in arbitrary code execution or even denial of service on the vulnerable system.

How to mitigate CVE-2016-2342

Update to version 1.0.20160315 or later.

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