CVE-2012-0249 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Quagga's OSPF daemon by sending a malformed Link State Update packet, leading to an assertion failure and daemon exit.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-0249?
CVE-2012-0249 is a low-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Apr 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in the ospf_ls_upd_list_lsa function in ospf_packet.c in the OSPFv2 implementation in ospfd in Quagga before 0.99.20.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a Link State Update (aka LS Update) packet that is smaller than the length specified in its header.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0249?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Quagga Quagga.
How do I fix CVE-2012-0249?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2012-0249 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0249 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as AZL-44544, GHSA-x6mq-qm3w-f3w3.