#VU75720 Out-of-bounds read in frr - CVE-2022-40302
Published: May 4, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU75720
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-40302
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
frr
frr
Software vendor:
frrouting.org
frrouting.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition. A remote attacker can use a specially crafted BGP OPEN message with an option of type 0xff, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and cause a denial of service condition on the system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.