Quagga BGP Daemon up to 1.2.2 Notify memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Quagga BGP Daemon up to 1.2.2 and classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Notify Handler. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2018-5378. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Quagga BGP Daemon up to 1.2.2 (Network Routing Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Notify Handler. 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 Quagga BGP daemon (bgpd) prior to version 1.2.3 does not properly bounds check the data sent with a NOTIFY to a peer, if an attribute length is invalid. Arbitrary data from the bgpd process may be sent over the network to a peer and/or bgpd may crash.

The bug was discovered 02/15/2018. The weakness was published 02/19/2018 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-5378 since 01/12/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 106854 (Debian DSA-4115-1 : quagga - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 277198 (Fedora Security Update for quagga (FEDORA-2018-b3e985489b)).

Upgrading to version 1.2.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (106854) and SecurityFocus (BID 103105†). Similar entries are available at VDB-108778, VDB-113586, VDB-113587 and VDB-113588. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 106854
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-4115-1 : quagga - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 800219
OpenVAS Name: Debian Lts Announce DLA 1286-1 ([SECURITY] [DLA 1286-1] quagga security update)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: BGP Daemon 1.2.3

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: USN-3573-1
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-5378 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-5378
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-113585

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SecurityFocus: 103105 - Quagga CVE-2018-5379 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/20/2018 09:37
Updated: 01/21/2025 04:23
Changes: 02/20/2018 09:37 (77), 01/07/2020 08:07 (4), 02/04/2021 10:51 (3), 02/08/2023 13:45 (3), 02/08/2023 13:51 (11), 01/21/2025 04:23 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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