CVE-2016-4049

HIGH

Quagga - Denial of Service via Large BGP Packet in bgp_dump_routes_func

Title source: llm

Description

The bgp_dump_routes_func function in bgpd/bgp_dump.c in Quagga does not perform size checks when dumping data, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon crash) via a large BGP packet.

References (9)

Core 9

Core References

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0794.html

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-48

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035699

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/27/7

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00062.html

Various Sources mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

https://lists.quagga.net/pipermail/quagga-dev/2016-January/014699.html

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/88561

Various Sources mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

https://lists.quagga.net/pipermail/quagga-dev/2016-February/014743.html

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3654

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5

EPSS 0.0215

EPSS Percentile 84.5%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-20

Status published

Products (3)

opensuse/leap 42.1

opensuse/opensuse 13.2

quagga/quagga

Published May 23, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026