CVE-2023-3748
highpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.008 · 56 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A flaw was found in FRRouting when parsing certain babeld unicast hello messages that are intended to be ignored. This issue may allow an attacker to send specially crafted hello messages with the unicast flag set, the interval field set to 0, or any TLV that contains a sub-TLV with the Mandatory flag set to enter an infinite loop and cause a denial of service.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–high · 3.5–7.5
ssvc
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affected products (7)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2023-1787FRRouting Project FRRouting: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of ServiceDeutsch2023-07-18csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in FRRouting Project FRRouting ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
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sources
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references (9)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3748cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2223668cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-3748/cnnvd
- https://github.com/FRRouting/frr/pull/12950Patchcnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.4148cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3748enisa_euvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2223668enisa_euvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3748Third Party Advisorynvd
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