7.5

CVE-2016-4049: opensuse leap Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 7.5v3.0HighModified
AliasesMGASA-2016-0165SUSE-SU-2016:1482-1SUSE-SU-2016:1483-1
Published 23-05-2016Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-4049 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in opensuse leap. EPSS estimates a 4.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
4.64%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 2
DLA-601-1DSA-3654-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10362-1RHSA-2017:0794USN-3102-1

Timeline

  1. 23-05-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

4.64%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

92%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 4.64% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
4.64%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Suse9 products
  • quagga&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4< 0.99.15-0.24.2
  • quagga&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12< 0.99.22.1-12.1
  • quagga&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1< 0.99.22.1-12.1
  • quagga&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4< 0.99.15-0.24.2
  • quagga&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12< 0.99.22.1-12.1
Opensuse2 products
Mageia1 product
  • quagga< 0.99.22.4-4.2.mga5
Quagga1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • quagga< 0.99.22.4-3ubuntu1.2 | < 0.99.24.1-2ubuntu1.1

5 vendors · 14 products

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