Vulnerability Details : CVE-2012-0255

The BGP implementation in bgpd in Quagga before 0.99.20.1 does not properly use message buffers for OPEN messages, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a message associated with a malformed Four-octet AS Number Capability (aka AS4 capability).
Published 2012-04-05 13:25:31
Updated 2018-01-18 02:29:03
Source CERT/CC
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: OverflowDenial of service

Products affected by CVE-2012-0255

Threat overview for CVE-2012-0255

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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 2601
IPs affected by CVE-2012-0255 3,465
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-0255

EPSS FAQ
1.14%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 77 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2012-0255

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
5.0
 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
10.0
2.9
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2012-0255

  • The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2012-0255

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