High severity8.1NVD Advisory· Published Mar 17, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-2342
CVE-2016-2342
Description
The bgp_nlri_parse_vpnv4 function in bgp_mplsvpn.c in the VPNv4 NLRI parser in bgpd in Quagga before 1.0.20160309, when a certain VPNv4 configuration is used, relies on a Labeled-VPN SAFI routes-data length field during a data copy, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow) via a crafted packet.
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Affected products
14cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.99.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.99.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <1.0.20160309
- osv-coords10 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/quagga&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/quagga&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/quagga&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/quagga&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/quagga&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/quagga&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/quagga&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/quagga&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/quagga&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012pkg:rpm/suse/quagga&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP1
< 1.0.20160315-5.1+ 9 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.0.20160315-5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.99.15-0.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.99.22.1-5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.99.22.1-5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.99.15-0.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.99.22.1-5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.99.22.1-5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.99.15-0.16.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.99.22.1-5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.99.22.1-5.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
11- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/270232nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/quagga.git/commit/nvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00102.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00117.htmlnvd
- nongnu.askapache.com//quagga/quagga-1.0.20160309.changelog.txtnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0794.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3532nvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/84318nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2941-1nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-03nvd
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