CVE-2012-0250

Description

Buffer overflow in the OSPFv2 implementation in ospfd in Quagga before 0.99.20.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a Link State Update (aka LS Update) packet containing a network-LSA link-state advertisement for which the data-structure length is smaller than the value in the Length header field.

Category

3.3
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.25%
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 third party advisory us government resource
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-2012-0250?
CVE-2012-0250 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-0250?
To fix CVE-2012-0250, 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-2012-0250 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-0250 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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