CVE-2016-4049 (GCVE-0-2016-4049)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-05-23 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 00:17
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-48 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/88561 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
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http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3654 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Date Public
2016-01-25 00:00
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