Double Free in Quagga Bgpd
CVE-2018-5379
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 potential…
Vulnerability class: Double Free
EPSS: 0.070 (91.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Quagga Bgpd — versions bpgd
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- USN-3573-1 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU)
- DSA-4115 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- 103105 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- savannah.nongnu.org/forum/forum.php (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- GLSA-201804-17 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- gogs.quagga.net/Quagga/quagga/src/master/doc/security/Quagga-2018-1114.txt (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- [debian-lts-announce] 20180216 [SECURITY] [DLA 1286-1] quagga security update (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- VU#940439 (third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT-VN)
- RHSA-2018:0377 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT)
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-451142.pdf (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-5379?
- CVE-2018-5379 is a high-severity vulnerability in Quagga Bgpd, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-02-19.
- How severe is CVE-2018-5379?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-5379 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.