Denial of Service Vulnerability in bgpd of FRRouting by FRR
CVE-2022-40302

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Frrouting

Status
Frrouting
Vendor
CVE Published:
3 May 2023

What is CVE-2022-40302?

A vulnerability identified in the bgpd component of the FRRouting suite allows attackers to cause a denial of service. By sending a specially crafted BGP OPEN message with a specific option type, attackers can exploit inconsistent boundary checks, leading to assertion failures, daemon restarts, or out-of-bounds reads. This flaw primarily affects version 8.4 of FRRouting, necessitating urgent attention from users for proactive security measures.

References

https://github.com/FRRouting/frr/releases
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5495
vendor-advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg0...
mailing-list

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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