Quagga up to 0.98.4 memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Quagga up to 0.98.4 (Network Routing Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

The BGP implementation in bgpd in Quagga before 0.99.20.1 does not properly use message buffers for OPEN messages, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a message associated with a malformed Four-octet AS Number Capability (aka AS4 capability).

The weakness was disclosed 04/05/2012 with Mu Dynamics as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-0255 since 12/21/2011. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62081 (CentOS 6 : quagga (CESA-2012:1259)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 157411 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for quagga (ELSA-2017-0794)).

Upgrading to version 0.98.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (62081). The entries 60963, 60556, 60555 and 58987 are pretty similar.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 62081
Nessus Name: CentOS 6 : quagga (CESA-2012:1259)
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OpenVAS ID: 71263
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2459-1 (quagga)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Quagga 0.98.5

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03/16/2012 +86 days 🔍
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04/05/2012 +20 days 🔍
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03/23/2015 +971 days 🔍
12/01/2021 +2445 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2012:1259
Organization: Mu Dynamics
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2012-0255 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 35702 - Quagga before 0.99.20.1 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 52531 - Quagga Multiple Remote Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 48949 - Debian update for quagga, Moderately Critical

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Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/01/2021 03:37
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (62), 04/14/2017 15:36 (13), 12/01/2021 03:22 (3), 12/01/2021 03:29 (1), 12/01/2021 03:37 (2)
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