CVE-2016-4049
Publication date 23 May 2016
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
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.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| quagga | 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 0.99.24.1-2ubuntu1.1
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 0.99.22.4-3ubuntu1.2
|
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Notes
mdeslaur
as of 2016-09-15, upstream hasn't commited the proposed patch debian released update with proposed patch
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
7.5 · High
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-3102-1
- Quagga vulnerabilities
- 13 October 2016