Description
The aspath_put function in bgpd/bgp_aspath.c in Quagga before 1.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (session drop) via BGP UPDATE messages, because AS_PATH size calculation for long paths counts certain bytes twice and consequently constructs an invalid message.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DLA |
DLA-1152-1 | quagga security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-4011-1 | quagga security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2017-7426 | The aspath_put function in bgpd/bgp_aspath.c in Quagga before 1.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (session drop) via BGP UPDATE messages, because AS_PATH size calculation for long paths counts certain bytes twice and consequently constructs an invalid message. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3471-1 | Quagga vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T20:20:04.858Z
Reserved: 2017-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-16227
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-10-29T20:29:00.207
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2017-16227
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN