CVE-2013-6051 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the BGP daemon via crafted updates due to uninitialized variables, causing 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-2013-6051?
CVE-2013-6051 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Dec 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The bgp_attr_unknown function in bgp_attr.c in Quagga 0.99.21 does not properly initialize the total variable, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bgpd crash) via a crafted BGP update.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6051?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Quagga Quagga.
How do I fix CVE-2013-6051?
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-2013-6051 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-6051 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v7c4-xhg8-w2fh.