CVE-2010-2948

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the bgp_route_refresh_receive function in bgp_packet.c in bgpd in Quagga before 0.99.17 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed Outbound Route Filtering (ORF) record in a BGP ROUTE-REFRESH (RR) message.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 7.00% Top 10%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2304 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42635 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/42498 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=626783
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/24/3 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/41238 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00006.html vendor advisory
http://code.quagga.net/?p=quagga.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d64379e8f3c0636df53ed08d5b2f1946cfedd0e3
http://secunia.com/advisories/41038 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201202-02.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42397 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2104 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1027-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42446 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-12/msg00009.html vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:174 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48106 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3097 vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/25/4 mailing list
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0785.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0945.html vendor advisory
http://www.quagga.net/news2.php?y=2010&m=8&d=19
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3124 vdb entry vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-2948?
CVE-2010-2948 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-2948?
To fix CVE-2010-2948, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-2948 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-2948 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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