Vulnerability Description
It was discovered that the zebra daemon in Quagga before 1.0.20161017 suffered from a stack-based buffer overflow when processing IPv6 Neighbor Discovery messages. The root cause was relying on BUFSIZ to be compatible with a message size; however, BUFSIZ is system-dependent.
CVSS Score
CRITICAL
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Quagga | Quagga | <= 1.0.20160315 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0794.html
- http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/quagga/users/31952Mailing ListMitigationThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93775Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1386109Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/Quagga/quagga/commit/cfb1fae25f8c092e0d17073eaf7bd428ce1cd546PatchThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-48
- https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3695Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0794.html
- http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/quagga/users/31952Mailing ListMitigationThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93775Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1386109Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/Quagga/quagga/commit/cfb1fae25f8c092e0d17073eaf7bd428ce1cd546PatchThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-48
- https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3695Third Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2016-1245?
CVE-2016-1245 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). It was discovered that the zebra daemon in Quagga before 1.0.20161017 suffered from a stack-based buffer overflow when processing IPv6 Neighbor Discovery messages. The root cause was relying on BUFSIZ...
How severe is CVE-2016-1245?
CVE-2016-1245 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.8/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.
Is there a patch for CVE-2016-1245?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Quagga Quagga, Debian Debian Linux.