CVE-2017-15865

Summary

CVECVE-2017-15865
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-11-08 20:29:00 UTC
Updated2017-11-29 17:38:00 UTC
Descriptionbgpd in FRRouting (FRR) before 2.0.2 and 3.x before 3.0.2, as used in Cumulus Linux before 3.4.3 and other products, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a malformed BGP UPDATE packet from a connected peer, which triggers transmission of up to a few thousand unintended bytes because of a mishandled attribute length, aka RN-690 (CM-18492).

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-200

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Cumulusnetworks Cumulus Linux All All All All
Operating System Cumulusnetworks Cumulus Linux All All All All
Application Frrouting Frrouting All All All All
Application Frrouting Frrouting 3.0 All All All
Application Frrouting Frrouting 3.0 rc0 All All
Application Frrouting Frrouting 3.0 rc1 All All
Application Frrouting Frrouting 3.0 rc2 All All
Application Frrouting Frrouting 3.0 rc3 All All
Application Frrouting Frrouting 3.0.1 All All All
Application Frrouting Frrouting All All All All
Application Frrouting Frrouting 3.0 All All All
Application Frrouting Frrouting 3.0 rc0 All All
Application Frrouting Frrouting 3.0 rc1 All All
Application Frrouting Frrouting 3.0 rc2 All All
Application Frrouting Frrouting 3.0 rc3 All All
Application Frrouting Frrouting 3.0.1 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Cumulus Linux 3.4.3 Release Notes – Cumulus Networks® Knowledge Base CONFIRM support.cumulusnetworks.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
FRRouting CONFIRM frrouting.org Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
CVE-2017-15865: Malformed BGP UPDATE Triggers Information Disclosure – Cumulus Networks® Knowledge Base CONFIRM support.cumulusnetworks.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
[cumulus-security-announce] Cumulus Networks Security Advisory (CVE-2017-15865) CONFIRM lists.cumulusnetworks.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
FRRouting CVE-2017-15865 Information Disclosure Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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