#VU90721 Buffer overflow in frr - CVE-2024-31948

Vulnerability identifier: #VU90721

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-31948

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
frr
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor: frrouting.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when parsing Prefix SID attribute in a BGP UPDATE packet. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packets to the application, trigger memory corruption and crash the bgpd daemon.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

frr: 2.0 - 10.0

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External links
https://github.com/FRRouting/frr/pull/15628

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.