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CVE-2018-5379
The Quagga BGP daemon (bgpd) prior to version 1.2.3 can...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3573-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4115
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103105
- http://savannah.nongnu.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=9095
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-17
- https://gogs.quagga.net/Quagga/quagga/src/master/doc/security/Quagga-2018-1114.txt
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/02/msg00021.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/940439
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0377
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-451142.pdf
Affected Vendor
Quagga
View all reports →Affected Software
bgpd
Vulnerable Versions:
bpgd
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 19th, 2018
Last Modified:
September 17th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H