CVE-2023-38283
mediumpriority · track · 21EPSS 0.014 · 72 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
In OpenBGPD before 8.1, incorrect handling of BGP update data (length of path attributes) set by a potentially distant remote actor may cause the system to incorrectly reset a session. This is fixed in OpenBSD 7.3 errata 006.
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affected products (4)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2023-1742OpenBSD: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-07-12csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in OpenBSD ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen und nicht näher spezifizierte Auswirkungen zu verursachen.
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references (16)
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- https://blog.benjojo.co.uk/post/bgp-path-attributes-grave-error-handlingcnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-38283/cnnvd
- https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/7.3/common/006_bgpd.patch.sigcnnvd
- https://github.com/openbgpd-portable/openbgpd-portable/releases/tag/8.1cnnvd
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37305800cnnvd
- https://www.openbsd.org/errata73.htmlcnnvd
- https://blog.benjojo.co.uk/post/bgp-path-attributes-grave-error-handlingenisa_euvd
- https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/7.3/common/006_bgpd.patch.sigenisa_euvd
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