Stack-based buffer overflow in the new_msg_lsa_change_notify function in the OSPFD API…
Priority LOW 17CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 4 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0208 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 4 fixed, 1 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2017:0794 Released 2017-03-21 · Red Hat rating Moderatequagga security and bug fix update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) quagga-0.99.15-14.el6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) quagga-contrib-0.99.15-14.el6, quagga-devel-0.99.15-14.el6, quagga-devel-0.99.15-14.el6.ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) quagga-0.99.15-14.el6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) quagga-contrib-0.99.15-14.el6, quagga-devel-0.99.15-14.el6
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0794 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0794 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0794 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0794 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-2236
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4pv9-4pjh-rpv5
References
Advisory 3
Other 4
- http://nongnu.mirrors.hostinginnederland.nl//quagga/quagga-0.99.22.3.changelog.txt
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=quagga.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=3f872fe60463a931c5c766dbf8c36870c0023e88
- [quagga-dev] 20130702 [quagga-dev 10568] ospfd, new_msg_lsa_change_notify: looks like a buffer overflow
- [oss-security] 20130703 Re: CVE request: Quagga OSPF-API stack overrun
More Quagga vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2013-2236 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-2236 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4pv9-4pjh-rpv5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2013-2236 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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