Quagga/Zebra Network Interface resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Quagga and Zebra. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Network Interface Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2003-0858. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Quagga and Zebra (Network Routing Software) (version unknown) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component Network Interface Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Zebra 0.93b and earlier, and quagga before 0.95, allows local users to cause a denial of service by sending spoofed messages as other users to the kernel netlink interface.

The weakness was presented 12/15/2003 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2003-0858 since 10/10/2003. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 38031 (FreeBSD : zebra/quagga denial of service vulnerability (cad045c0-81a5-11d8-9645-0020ed76ef5a)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (13758), Tenable (38031), SecurityFocus (BID 9029†), Secunia (SA10563†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-2964†). See VDB-21024 for similar entry. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 38031
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : zebra/quagga denial of service vulnerability (cad045c0-81a5-11d8-9645-0020ed76ef5a)
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OpenVAS ID: 53113
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 415-1 (zebra)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

10/10/2003 🔍
11/12/2003 +33 days 🔍
11/12/2003 +0 days 🔍
11/25/2003 +13 days 🔍
12/15/2003 +20 days 🔍
12/15/2003 +0 days 🔍
03/29/2004 +105 days 🔍
04/23/2009 +1851 days 🔍
08/21/2014 +1946 days 🔍
05/17/2019 +1730 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: redhat.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2003-0858 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0858
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21028

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X-Force: 13758
SecurityFocus: 9029 - GNU Zebra / Quagga Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 10563
Vulnerability Center: 2964 - DoS in Quagga Before 0.96.4 and Zebra Before 0.91 via a Malformed Telnet Command, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/21/2014 17:33
Updated: 05/17/2019 09:14
Changes: 08/21/2014 17:33 (69), 05/17/2019 09:14 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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