CVE-2010-2949

(bgpd): DoS (crash) while processing certain BGP update AS path messages

Published Sep 10, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 3.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
bgpd in Quagga before 0.99.17 does not properly parse AS paths, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via an unknown AS type in an AS path attribute in a BGP UPDATE message.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2104-1 New quagga packages fix denial of service
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-2953 bgpd in Quagga before 0.99.17 does not properly parse AS paths, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via an unknown AS type in an AS path attribute in a BGP UPDATE message.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1027-1 Quagga vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 2:55 AM
Reserved
Aug 4, 2010, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 10, 2010, 7:00 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:21 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Aug 19, 2010, 12:00 AM