CVE-2012-0255 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the BGP implementation of Quagga before version 0.99.20.1. Remote attackers can exploit a flaw in how the software handles malformed Four-octet AS Number Capabilities within OPEN messages, leading to an assertion failure and daemon exit. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, and requires no authentication or complex attack vectors. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.99.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.95CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.96CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.96:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.96.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.96.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.96.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:quagga:quagga:0.96.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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