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CVE-2016-2342
The bgp_nlri_parse_vpnv4 function in bgp_mplsvpn.c in the VPNv4 NLRI parser in bgpd in Quagga before 1.0.20160309, when a certain VPNv4…
High8.1EPSS 13.3%
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Description
The bgp_nlri_parse_vpnv4 function in bgp_mplsvpn.c in the VPNv4 NLRI parser in bgpd in Quagga before 1.0.20160309, when a certain VPNv4 configuration is used, relies on a Labeled-VPN SAFI routes-data length field during a data copy, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow) via a crafted packet.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High8.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 13.3% · top 3.6% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.1.
Weakness
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References (11)
- 84318 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- RHSA-2017:0794 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0863 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- DSA-3532 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- VU#270232 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/quagga.git/commit/?id=a3bc7e9400b214a0f078fdb19596ba54214a1442 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-201610-03 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0888 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://nongnu.askapache.com//quagga/quagga-1.0.20160309.changelog.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-2941-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
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