CVE-2013-2236

low
Published 2013-10-24 ยท Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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not yet in upstream
VIR risk
2.6

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the new_msg_lsa_change_notify function in the OSPFD API (ospf_api.c) in Quagga before 0.99.22.2, when --enable-opaque-lsa and the -a command line option are used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a large LSA.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
quaggaquagga{"endIncluding":"0.99.22.1"}
quaggaquagga0.99.22

References

CWEs

CWE-119

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

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