Information disclosure in Cumulusnetworks Cumulus Linux

CVE-2017-15865

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).

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.025 (84.1th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 84.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2017-15865: held from 0.025 to 0.025.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.025 · newest: 0.025 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15865?
CVE-2017-15865 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cumulusnetworks Cumulus Linux, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-11-08.
How severe is CVE-2017-15865?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.