Buffer overflow in frr - CVE-2023-41361
Published: November 7, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU82892
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-41361
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in bgpd/bgp_open.c. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data to the application, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Affected software
frr
How to mitigate CVE-2023-41361
Install updates from vendor's website.
frr - update to 9.0.1