CVE-2006-2223: quagga Improper Input Validation
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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.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 1Timeline
- 05-05-2006PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last 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 versionEPSS 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
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
2 foundExploit Reference (securityfocus.com)
Maturity: unknown
Quagga Routing Software Suite 0.9x - RIPd RIPv1 Request Routing Table Disclosure
Maturity: weaponized
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- quagga< 0.99.3-2
Quagga1 product
- quagga0.98.5 | 0.99.3
2 vendors · 2 products
References
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