CVE-2023-46753 Denial of service in n/a
A crafted BGP UPDATE message can crash the FRRouting daemon, causing a denial of service for network operators using this routing software.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-46753?
CVE-2023-46753 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Oct 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in FRRouting FRR through 9.0.1. A crash can occur for a crafted BGP UPDATE message without mandatory attributes, e.g., one with only an unknown transit attribute.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-46753?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Frrouting Frrouting.
How do I fix CVE-2023-46753?
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-2023-46753 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-46753 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as AZL-31728, AZL-34689, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-46753, GHSA-33fq-cj88-4v27, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-46753.