CVE-2016-2342
HIGHEPSS 96th pctlDescription
The bgp_nlri_parse_vpnv4 function in bgp_mplsvpn.c in the VPNv4 NLRI parser in bgpd in Quagga before 1.0.20160309, when a certain VPNv4 configuration is used, relies on a Labeled-VPN SAFI routes-data length field during a data copy, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow) via a crafted packet.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 96% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/quagga.git/commit/?id=a3bc7e9400b214a0f078fdb19596ba54214a1442
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00102.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00117.html
- http://nongnu.askapache.com//quagga/quagga-1.0.20160309.changelog.txt
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0794.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3532
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/270232
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84318
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2941-1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-03
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