Out-of-bounds read in frr - CVE-2023-41360
Published: October 3, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU81446
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-41360
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: frrouting.org
Affected software:
frr
frr
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information or perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in bgpd/bgp_packet.c. A remote attacker can read the initial byte of the ORF header in an ahead-of-stream situation.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-41360
Install updates from vendor's website.