CVE-2012-0249

Public Exploit

Description

Buffer overflow in the ospf_ls_upd_list_lsa function in ospf_packet.c in the OSPFv2 implementation in ospfd in Quagga before 0.99.20.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a Link State Update (aka LS Update) packet that is smaller than the length specified in its header.

Category

3.3
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.52%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1259.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078910.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2459 vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/551715 patch third party advisory us government resource
https://bugzilla.quagga.net/show_bug.cgi?id=705 patch exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/48949 third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1258.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078926.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078794.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-0249?
CVE-2012-0249 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-0249?
To fix CVE-2012-0249, 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-2012-0249 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-0249 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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