CVE-2009-0780

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Published Mar 4, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 1.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

The aspath_prepend function in rde_attr.c in bgpd in OpenBSD 4.3 and 4.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an Autonomous System (AS) advertisement containing a long AS path.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:4.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:4.4:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2009-0780	The aspath_prepend function in rde_attr.c in bgpd in OpenBSD 4.3 and 4.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an Autonomous System (AS) advertisement containing a long AS path.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.6% (1.560% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://openbsd.org/errata43.html#010_bgpd
http://openbsd.org/errata44.html#010_bgpd
http://osvdb.org/52271
http://secunia.com/advisories/33975
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33828
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021736
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48812

History

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Subscriptions

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 4:48 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 4, 2009, 11:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 4:48 AM
Reserved: Mar 4, 2009, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:05 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 4, 2009, 11:30 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:05 PM

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