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TI-2016-01143 Aliases CVE-2016-1245GHSA-578j-w5r9-87q8

Memory corruption in Quagga before 1.0.20161017

Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 4 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

It was discovered that the zebra daemon in Quagga before 1.0.20161017 suffered from a stack-based buffer overflow when processing IPv6 Neighbor Discovery messages. The root cause was relying on BUFSIZ to be compatible with a message size; however, BUFSIZ is system-dependent.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03656 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 4 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—Quagga before 1.0.20161017Quagga before 1.0.20161017—No fix listedCNA
  • Quagga before 1.0.20161017 Vendor— Affected Quagga before 1.0.20161017 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.0.20160315VulnerableQuagga
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.0.20160315 Vulnerable ·Quagga
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2017:0794 Released 2017-03-21 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    quagga 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: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo 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

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-1245
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-578j-w5r9-87q8

References

Patch 1

Advisory 5

Sources

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