CVE-2018-5379
What it is
The Quagga BGP daemon (bgpd) prior to version 1.2.3 can double-free memory when processing certain forms of UPDATE message, containing cluster-list and/or unknown attributes. A successful attack could cause a denial of service or potentially allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 38.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 38.5% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.5 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 38.5% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-415
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Quagga ≤ 1.2.2
- Debian Linux 7.0
- Debian Linux 8.0
- Debian Linux 9.0
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux 17.10
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.0 · 7.5
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://gogs.quagga.net/Quagga/quagga/src/master/doc/security/Quagga-2018-1114.txt
- https://gogs.quagga.net/Quagga/quagga/src/master/doc/security/Quagga-2018-1114.txt
References
- http://savannah.nongnu.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=9095
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/940439
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103105
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0377
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-451142.pdf
- https://gogs.quagga.net/Quagga/quagga/src/master/doc/security/Quagga-2018-1114.txt
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/02/msg00021.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-17
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3573-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4115
- http://savannah.nongnu.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=9095
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/940439
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103105
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0377
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-451142.pdf
- https://gogs.quagga.net/Quagga/quagga/src/master/doc/security/Quagga-2018-1114.txt
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/02/msg00021.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-17
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3573-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4115