CVE-2017-15865 Information disclosure in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can obtain sensitive information via malformed BGP UPDATE packets due to mishandled attribute lengths in FRRouting.

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

What is CVE-2017-15865?

CVE-2017-15865 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Nov 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

bgpd in FRRouting (FRR) before 2.0.2 and 3.x before 3.0.2, as used in Cumulus Linux before 3.4.3 and other products, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a malformed BGP UPDATE packet from a connected peer, which triggers transmission of up to a few thousand unintended bytes because of a mishandled attribute length, aka RN-690 (CM-18492).

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15865?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (10)
frr SUSE:Enterprise Storage 7.1All versions7.4-150300.4.32.1
frr SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSSAll versions7.4-150300.4.32.1
frr SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOSAll versions7.4-150300.4.32.1
frr SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSSAll versions7.4-150300.4.32.1
frr SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSSAll versions7.4-150300.4.32.1
frr SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSSAll versions7.4-150300.4.32.1
frr SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3All versions7.4-150300.4.32.1
frr SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4All versions7.4-150300.4.32.1
frr SUSE:Manager Proxy 4.3All versions7.4-150300.4.32.1
frr SUSE:Manager Server 4.3All versions7.4-150300.4.32.1

Products include Frrouting Frrouting.

How do I fix CVE-2017-15865?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2017-15865 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15865 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rh69-rw6w-x274, SUSE-SU-2024:3524-1.

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