CVE-2018-5379 HIGH

CVE-2018-5379

Vendor Quagga
Product bgpd
Weakness CWE-415
Published February 19, 2018
Last update September 17, 2024

CVSS base score

7.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The Quagga BGP daemon (bgpd) prior to version 1.2.3 can double-free memory when processing certain forms of UPDATE message, containing cluster-list and/or unknown attributes. A successful attack could cause a denial of service or potentially allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 19, 2018 CVE published
September 17, 2024 Record updated