Quagga 0.99.21 ospf6d assertion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Quagga 0.99.21. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component ospf6d. This manipulation causes assertion. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-5521. The attack needs to be done within the local network. There is no exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Quagga 0.99.21 (Network Routing Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component ospf6d. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a assertion vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-617. The product contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

quagga (ospf6d) 0.99.21 has a DoS flaw in the way the ospf6d daemon performs routes removal

The bug was discovered 11/13/2012. The weakness was shared 11/25/2019 by Marco d'Itri. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-5521 since 10/24/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. Access to the local network is required for this attack. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2568 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 56530†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Assertion
CWE: CWE-617
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Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Timelineinfo

10/24/2012 🔍
11/13/2012 +20 days 🔍
11/13/2012 +0 days 🔍
11/25/2019 +2568 days 🔍
11/26/2019 +1 days 🔍
02/27/2024 +1554 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: openwall.com
Researcher: Marco d'Itri
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-5521 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-5521
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-146179
X-Force: 80096
SecurityFocus: 56530 - Quagga CVE-2012-5521 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 11/26/2019 06:48
Updated: 02/27/2024 07:18
Changes: 11/26/2019 06:48 (38), 11/26/2019 06:53 (22), 02/27/2024 07:18 (5)
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Cache ID: 216:B53:103

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