CVE-2010-1675 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Quagga bgpd by sending a malformed AS_PATHLIMIT path attribute, resetting sessions.

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

What is CVE-2010-1675?

CVE-2010-1675 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Mar 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

bgpd in Quagga before 0.99.18 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (session reset) via a malformed AS_PATHLIMIT path attribute.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1675?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Quagga Quagga.

How do I fix CVE-2010-1675?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2010-1675 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1675 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qr65-jgj7-whjg.

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