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CVE-2006-2223: quagga Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
Published 05-05-2006Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2006-2223 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in quagga. EPSS estimates a 11.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
11.28%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2reference, exploit-database

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 1

Timeline

  1. 05-05-2006
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

RIPd in Quagga 0.98 and 0.99 before 20060503 does not properly implement configurations that (1) disable RIPv1 or (2) require plaintext or MD5 authentication, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (routing state) via REQUEST packets such as SEND UPDATE.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

11.28%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

96%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 11.28% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
11.28%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databaseremotelinuxVerified

    Quagga Routing Software Suite 0.9x - RIPd RIPv1 Request Routing Table Disclosure

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • quagga< 0.99.3-2
Quagga1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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