CVE-2013-6051
mediumpriority · track · 18EPSS 0.022 · 83 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.7–4.3
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affected products (2)
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references (11)
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- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=730513cnnvd
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=quagga.git;a=commitdiff;h=8794e8d229dc9fe29ea31424883433d4880ef408cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55654cnnvd
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2803cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63937cnnvd
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=730513enisa_euvd
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=quagga.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=8794e8d229dc9fe29ea31424883433d4880ef408enisa_euvd
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2803enisa_euvd
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