Quagga up to 0.99.11 bgpd/bgp_aspath.c denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Quagga. The affected element is an unknown function of the file bgpd/bgp_aspath.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-1572. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Quagga (Network Routing Software). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the file bgpd/bgp_aspath.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

The BGP daemon (bgpd) in Quagga 0.99.11 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an AS path containing ASN elements whose string representation is longer than expected, which triggers an assert error.

The weakness was released 05/03/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at debian.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-1572 since 05/06/2009. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 41451 (SuSE 11 Security Update : quagga (SAT Patch Number 864)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120898 (Solaris 11 Support Repository Update (SRU) 4 Missing).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (50317), Tenable (41451), SecurityFocus (BID 34817†), OSVDB (54200†) and Secunia (SA34999†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 41451
Nessus Name: SuSE 11 Security Update : quagga (SAT Patch Number 864)
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OpenVAS ID: 64030
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Core 10 FEDORA-2009-5284 (quagga)
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: debian.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-1572 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1572
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48076

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X-Force: 50317
SecurityFocus: 34817 - Quagga Autonomous System Number Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 34999 - Debian update for quagga, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 54200 - Quagga bgpd/bgp_aspath.c bgpd Service 4-byte ASN Data Handling Remote DoS
SecurityTracker: 1022164 - Quagga Bug in Processing Certain 4-Byte ASN Data Lets Remote Users Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 21953 - Quagga 0.99.11 and Earlier BGP Daemon Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 01/05/2025 14:05
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (64), 08/19/2017 09:57 (17), 08/11/2021 08:21 (3), 01/05/2025 14:05 (16)
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