CVE-2013-2236

Publication date 23 October 2013

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

Stack-based buffer overflow in the new_msg_lsa_change_notify function in the OSPFD API (ospf_api.c) in Quagga before 0.99.22.2, when --enable-opaque-lsa and the -a command line option are used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a large LSA.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
quagga 15.10 wily
Not affected
15.04 vivid
Not affected
14.10 utopic
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
13.10 saucy Ignored end of life
13.04 raring Ignored end of life
12.10 quantal Ignored end of life
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 0.99.20.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.4
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life

Notes


jdstrand

requires --enable-opaque-lsa during the build (true for Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and higher) also requires starting ospfd with '-a'. ospfd is not enabled by default and the configuration in /etc/quagga/debian.conf does not include '-a'. Per upstream, normal protection measures (eg, packet filtering, listening on internal network, etc) would prevent this. Furthermore, it is difficult to exploit. Considering the above, downgrading to 'low'

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