CVE-2010-1675

CVE-2010-1675 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the bgpd component of Quagga, affecting versions prior to 0.99.18. Remote attackers can exploit this by sending a malformed AS_PATHLIMIT path attribute, leading to a session reset. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity. It is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no authentication required, resulting in a partial denial of service (session reset). There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor is there any publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB. The CVE has received minimal community discussion and media coverage, suggesting a low level of attention.