Denial of Service Vulnerability in Quagga 0.99.21 via Crafted BGP Update

Denial of Service Vulnerability in Quagga 0.99.21 via Crafted BGP Update

CVE-2013-6051 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

The bgp_attr_unknown function in bgp_attr.c in Quagga 0.99.21 does not properly initialize the total variable, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bgpd crash) via a crafted BGP update.

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