CVE-2012-1820
Description
The bgp_capability_orf function in bgpd in Quagga 0.99.20.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) by leveraging a BGP peering relationship and sending a malformed Outbound Route Filtering (ORF) capability TLV in an OPEN message.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:AAccess VectorAdjacent Network
AC:MAccess ComplexityMedium
Au:NAuthenticationNone
Impact
C:NConfidentialityNone
I:NIntegrityNone
A:PAvailabilityPartial
Weaknesses
Affected Products
quagga
oss-projectaka bgpd, quagga routing software suite
The CentOS Project
oss-project·USaka centos
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Exploitability
Official Patch Available
References
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1259.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/50941
secunia.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2497
debian.org
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