Vulnerability identifier: #VU10655
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Quagga
Server applications /
Other server solutions
Vendor: quagga.net
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the Quagga BGP daemon due to failure to properly bounds check data sent with a NOTIFY to a peer by the Quagga BGP daemon, bgpd. A remote attacker can send specially crafted input and cause the bgpd process or the daemon to crash.
Mitigation
Update to version 1.2.3.
Vulnerable software versions
Quagga: 1.0.20160309 - 1.2.2
External links
http://savannah.nongnu.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=9095
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.