BIRD Internet Routing Daemon before 1.6.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service…
Priority LOW 25CWE-400Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
BIRD Internet Routing Daemon before 1.6.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and daemon crash) via BGP mask expressions in birdc.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0039 33rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:bird_project:bird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.6.4 | Vulnerable | Bird Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:bird_project:bird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.6.4 Vulnerable ·Bird Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-12066
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6f55-8mp8-93rv
References
Sources
- CVE-2018-12066 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-12066 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6f55-8mp8-93rv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2018-12066 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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