Description
The aspath_put function in bgpd/bgp_aspath.c in Quagga before 1.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (session drop) via BGP UPDATE messages, because AS_PATH size calculation for long paths counts certain bytes twice and consequently constructs an invalid message.
Published: 2017-10-29
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1152-1 quagga security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4011-1 quagga security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-7426 The aspath_put function in bgpd/bgp_aspath.c in Quagga before 1.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (session drop) via BGP UPDATE messages, because AS_PATH size calculation for long paths counts certain bytes twice and consequently constructs an invalid message.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3471-1 Quagga vulnerabilities
History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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{'score': 0.01448}

epss

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Debian Debian Linux
Quagga Quagga
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T20:20:04.858Z

Reserved: 2017-10-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-16227

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-10-29T20:29:00.207

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-16227

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2017-10-02T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-16227 - Bugzilla

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