CVE-2018-5379

HIGH

Quagga BGP daemon <1.2.3 - Use After Free

Title source: llm

Description

The Quagga BGP daemon (bgpd) prior to version 1.2.3 can double-free memory when processing certain forms of UPDATE message, containing cluster-list and/or unknown attributes. A successful attack could cause a denial of service or potentially allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0549
EPSS Percentile 90.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-415
Status published

Affected Products (17)

quagga/quagga < 1.2.2
debian/debian_linux
debian/debian_linux
debian/debian_linux
canonical/ubuntu_linux
canonical/ubuntu_linux
canonical/ubuntu_linux
redhat/enterprise_linux_server
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_aus
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_aus
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_eus
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_eus
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_eus
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_tus
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_tus
... and 2 more

Timeline

Published Feb 19, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026