XORP eXtensible Open Router Platform 1.2 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in XORP eXtensible Open Router Platform 1.2 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2006-5425. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in XORP eXtensible Open Router Platform 1.2 (Router Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

XORP (eXtensible Open Router Platform) 1.2 and 1.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) Link State Advertisement (LSA) with an invalid LSA length field.

The weakness was released 10/20/2006 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xorp.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-5425 since 10/20/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (29658), SecurityFocus (BID 20597†), Secunia (SA22462†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1017079†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

10/17/2006 🔍
10/18/2006 +1 days 🔍
10/20/2006 +2 days 🔍
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03/12/2015 +3065 days 🔍
04/25/2026 +4062 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xorp.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-5425 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5425
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32876
X-Force: 29658 - XORP Link State Advertisement (LSA) denial of service
SecurityFocus: 20597 - Extensible Open Router Platform OSPFv2 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 22462
SecurityTracker: 1017079 - XORP OSPF Link State Advertisement Validation Error Lets Remote Users Deny Service
Vupen: ADV-2006-4107

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 04/25/2026 02:43
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (50), 10/02/2017 10:58 (12), 04/25/2026 02:43 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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