CVE-2016-4049

quagga: denial of service vulnerability in BGP routing daemon

Published May 23, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 4.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
The bgp_dump_routes_func function in bgpd/bgp_dump.c in Quagga does not perform size checks when dumping data, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon crash) via a large BGP packet.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-601-1 quagga security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3654-1 quagga security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-5052 The bgp_dump_routes_func function in bgpd/bgp_dump.c in Quagga does not perform size checks when dumping data, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon crash) via a large BGP packet.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3102-1 Quagga vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.02151}

epss

{'score': 0.02164}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 12:17 AM
Reserved
Apr 20, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 23, 2016, 7:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:46 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Apr 27, 2016, 12:00 AM