CVE-2007-4826 Null dereference in n/a

Low 3.5 Published Updated

A remote attacker can crash the Quagga BGP daemon by sending malformed OPEN messages or COMMUNITY attributes, causing a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2007-4826?

CVE-2007-4826 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Sep 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

bgpd in Quagga before 0.99.9 allows explicitly configured BGP peers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed (1) OPEN message or (2) a COMMUNITY attribute, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference. NOTE: vector 2 only exists when debugging is enabled.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4826?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Quagga Quagga.

How do I fix CVE-2007-4826?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2007-4826 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4826 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DSA-1382-1, GHSA-rqhh-9m59-r644.

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