Buffer overflow in frr - CVE-2024-31951
Published: June 3, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU90723
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-31951
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in ospf_te_parse_ext_link when parsing OSPF LSA packets. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packets to the daemon, trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-31951
Install updates from vendor's website.