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TI-2012-00246 Aliases CVE-2012-0255GHSA-6f58-2f4p-jjcw

The BGP implementation in bgpd in Quagga before 0.99.20.1 does not properly use message…

Priority LOW 29CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

The BGP implementation in bgpd in Quagga before 0.99.20.1 does not properly use message buffers for OPEN messages, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a message associated with a malformed Four-octet AS Number Capability (aka AS4 capability).

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03454 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

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 · 40

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.99.20VulnerableQuagga
cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.95VulnerableQuagga
cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.96:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.96VulnerableQuagga
cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.96.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.96.1VulnerableQuagga
cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.96.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.96.2VulnerableQuagga
cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.96.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.96.3VulnerableQuagga
cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.96.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.96.4VulnerableQuagga
cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.96.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.96.5VulnerableQuagga
cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.97.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.97.0VulnerableQuagga
cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.97.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.97.1VulnerableQuagga
  • cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.99.20 Vulnerable ·Quagga
  • cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.95 Vulnerable ·Quagga
  • cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.96:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.96 Vulnerable ·Quagga
  • cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.96.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.96.1 Vulnerable ·Quagga
  • cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.96.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.96.2 Vulnerable ·Quagga
  • cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.96.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.96.3 Vulnerable ·Quagga
  • cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.96.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.96.4 Vulnerable ·Quagga
  • cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.96.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.96.5 Vulnerable ·Quagga
  • cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.97.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.97.0 Vulnerable ·Quagga
  • cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.97.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.97.1 Vulnerable ·Quagga
Show 30 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.97.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.97.2VulnerableQuagga
cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.97.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.97.3VulnerableQuagga
cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.97.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.97.4VulnerableQuagga
cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.97.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.97.5VulnerableQuagga
cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.98.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.98.0VulnerableQuagga
cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.98.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.98.1VulnerableQuagga
cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.98.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.98.2VulnerableQuagga
cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.98.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.98.3VulnerableQuagga
cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.98.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.98.4VulnerableQuagga
cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.98.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.98.5VulnerableQuagga
cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.98.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.98.6VulnerableQuagga
cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.99.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.1VulnerableQuagga
cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.99.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.2VulnerableQuagga
cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.99.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.3VulnerableQuagga
cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.99.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.4VulnerableQuagga
cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.99.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.5VulnerableQuagga
cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.99.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.6VulnerableQuagga
cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.99.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.7VulnerableQuagga
cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.99.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.8VulnerableQuagga
cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.99.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.9VulnerableQuagga
cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.99.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.10VulnerableQuagga
cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.99.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.11VulnerableQuagga
cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.99.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.12VulnerableQuagga
cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.99.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.13VulnerableQuagga
cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.99.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.14VulnerableQuagga
cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.99.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.15VulnerableQuagga
cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.99.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.16VulnerableQuagga
cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.99.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.17VulnerableQuagga
cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.99.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.18VulnerableQuagga
cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.99.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.19VulnerableQuagga
  • cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.97.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.97.2 Vulnerable ·Quagga
  • cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.97.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.97.3 Vulnerable ·Quagga
  • cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.97.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.97.4 Vulnerable ·Quagga
  • cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.97.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.97.5 Vulnerable ·Quagga
  • cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.98.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.98.0 Vulnerable ·Quagga
  • cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.98.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.98.1 Vulnerable ·Quagga
  • cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.98.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.98.2 Vulnerable ·Quagga
  • cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.98.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.98.3 Vulnerable ·Quagga
  • cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.98.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.98.4 Vulnerable ·Quagga
  • cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.98.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.98.5 Vulnerable ·Quagga
  • cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.98.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.98.6 Vulnerable ·Quagga
  • cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.99.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.99.1 Vulnerable ·Quagga
  • cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.99.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.99.2 Vulnerable ·Quagga
  • cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.99.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.99.3 Vulnerable ·Quagga
  • cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.99.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.99.4 Vulnerable ·Quagga
  • cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.99.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.99.5 Vulnerable ·Quagga
  • cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.99.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.99.6 Vulnerable ·Quagga
  • cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.99.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.99.7 Vulnerable ·Quagga
  • cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.99.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.99.8 Vulnerable ·Quagga
  • cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.99.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.99.9 Vulnerable ·Quagga
  • cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.99.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.99.10 Vulnerable ·Quagga
  • cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.99.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.99.11 Vulnerable ·Quagga
  • cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.99.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.99.12 Vulnerable ·Quagga
  • cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.99.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.99.13 Vulnerable ·Quagga
  • cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.99.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.99.14 Vulnerable ·Quagga
  • cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.99.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.99.15 Vulnerable ·Quagga
  • cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.99.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.99.16 Vulnerable ·Quagga
  • cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.99.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.99.17 Vulnerable ·Quagga
  • cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.99.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.99.18 Vulnerable ·Quagga
  • cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.99.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.99.19 Vulnerable ·Quagga

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2012:1259 Released 2012-09-12 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    quagga security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) quagga-0.99.15-7.el6_3.2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) quagga-0.99.15-7.el6_3.2, quagga-contrib-0.99.15-7.el6_3.2, quagga-devel-0.99.15-7.el6_3.2 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) quagga-0.99.15-7.el6_3.2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) quagga-0.99.15-7.el6_3.2, quagga-contrib-0.99.15-7.el6_3.2, quagga-devel-0.99.15-7.el6_3.2

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1259
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1259
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1259
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1259
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-0255
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6f58-2f4p-jjcw

References

Advisory 6

  • 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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