CVE-2013-2236: quagga

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-2236 is a low (CVSS 2.6) vulnerability in quagga. EPSS estimates a 2.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 24-10-2013
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the new_msg_lsa_change_notify function in the OSPFD API (ospf_api.c) in Quagga before 0.99.22.2, when --enable-opaque-lsa and the -a command line option are used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a large LSA.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.