CVE-2023-38283

MEDIUM

OpenBGPD < 8.1 - Denial of Service via BGP Path Attribute Length Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In OpenBGPD before 8.1, incorrect handling of BGP update data (length of path attributes) set by a potentially distant remote actor may cause the system to incorrectly reset a session. This is fixed in OpenBSD 7.3 errata 006.

References (5)

Core 5

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3
EPSS 0.0112
EPSS Percentile 61.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-754
Status published
Products (1)
openbgpd/openbgpd < 8.1
Published Aug 29, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026