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TI-2006-02164 Aliases CVE-2006-2223GHSA-xx8x-qm77-m9x3

RIPd in Quagga 0.98 and 0.99 before 20060503 does not properly implement configurations…

Priority LOW 36CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

RIPd in Quagga 0.98 and 0.99 before 20060503 does not properly implement configurations that (1) disable RIPv1 or (2) require plaintext or MD5 authentication, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (routing state) via REQUEST packets such as SEND UPDATE.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.1154 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.98.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.98.5VulnerableQuagga
cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.99.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.3VulnerableQuagga
  • cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.98.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.98.5 Vulnerable ·Quagga
  • cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.99.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.99.3 Vulnerable ·Quagga

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2006:0525 Released 2006-06-01 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    quagga security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 quagga-0.96.2-11.3E, quagga-0.96.2-11.3E.i386, quagga-0.96.2-11.3E.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 quagga-0.98.3-2.4E, quagga-0.98.3-2.4E.i386, quagga-0.98.3-2.4E.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 quagga-0.98.3-2.4E, quagga-0.98.3-2.4E.i386, quagga-contrib-0.98.3-2.4E +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 quagga-0.96.2-11.3E, quagga-0.96.2-11.3E.i386, quagga-0.96.2-11.3E.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 quagga-0.98.3-2.4E, quagga-0.98.3-2.4E.i386, quagga-0.98.3-2.4E.ia64 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 quagga-0.98.3-2.4E, quagga-0.98.3-2.4E.i386, quagga-0.98.3-2.4E.ia64 +6
  • RHSA-2006:0533 Released 2006-06-01 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    zebra security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
    • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2006:0533
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2006:0525
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0525
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0525
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2006:0525
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0525
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0525
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1Fixed RHSA-2006:0533

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-2223
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xx8x-qm77-m9x3

References

Advisory 6

Other 3

  • TI-2018-03911 Memory corruption in Quagga bgpd CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2018-03912 Double free in Quagga bgpd CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-11946 The aspath_put function in bgpd/bgp_aspath.c in Quagga before 1.2.2 allows remote… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2018-03914 Infinite loop in Quagga bgpd CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2017-03515 All versions of Quagga, 0.93 through 1.1.0, are vulnerable to an unbounded memory… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2016-02105 The bgp_nlri_parse_vpnv4 function in bgp_mplsvpn.c in the VPNv4 NLRI parser in bgpd in… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
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Sources

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