Quagga BGPD Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability

BID:17979

Info

Quagga BGPD Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 17979
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2006-2276
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: May 15 2006 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 29 2006 09:30PM
Credit: This issue was disclosed by Fredrik Widell.
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 amd64
Trustix Secure Linux 3.0
SGI ProPack 3.0 SP6
Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 3
Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 3
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 3
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1 IA64
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
Redhat Desktop 4.0
Redhat Desktop 3.0
Redhat Advanced Workstation for the Itanium Processor 2.1 IA64
Redhat Advanced Workstation for the Itanium Processor 2.1
Quagga Quagga Routing Software Suite 0.98.3
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux 3.1 sparc
Debian Linux 3.1 s/390
Debian Linux 3.1 ppc
Debian Linux 3.1 mipsel
Debian Linux 3.1 mips
Debian Linux 3.1 m68k
Debian Linux 3.1 ia-64
Debian Linux 3.1 ia-32
Debian Linux 3.1 hppa
Debian Linux 3.1 arm
Debian Linux 3.1 amd64
Debian Linux 3.1 alpha
Debian Linux 3.1
Not Vulnerable: Quagga Quagga Routing Software Suite 0.98.6

Discussion

Quagga BGPD Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Quagga is prone to a local denial-of-service vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue by using commands that cause the consumption of a large amount of CPU resources.

An attacker may cause the application to crash, thus denying service to legitimate users.

Version 0.98.3 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

Quagga BGPD Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Attackers can use a telnet client application to exploit this issue locally.

Solution / Fix

Quagga BGPD Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released version 0.98.6 to address this issue.

Please see the referenced vendor advisories for information on obtaining and applying fixes.


Quagga Quagga Routing Software Suite 0.98.3

References

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