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CVE-2016-4049
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…
High7.5EPSS 4.6%
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- Updated
- Reserved
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.6% · top 8.3% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (9)
- RHSA-2017:0794 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- GLSA-201701-48 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 1035699 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160427 CVE-2016-4049: Denial of Service Vulnerability in Quagga BGP Routing Daemon (bgpd) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1313 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- [quagga-dev] 20160125 [quagga-dev 14619] SIGABRT while dumping BGP routes (bgpd) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 88561 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- [quagga-dev] 20160203 [quagga-dev 14663] Re: SIGABRT while dumping BGP routes (bgpd) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- DSA-3654 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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