(bgpd): Stack buffer overflow by processing certain Route-Refresh messages
Published Sep 10, 2010
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.04%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the bgp_route_refresh_receive function in bgp_packet.c in bgpd in Quagga before 0.99.17 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed Outbound Route Filtering (ORF) record in a BGP ROUTE-REFRESH (RR) message.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 0.99.16
- 0.95
- 0.96
- 0.96.1
- 0.96.2
- 0.96.3
- 0.96.4
- 0.96.5
- 0.97.0
- 0.97.1
- 0.97.2
- 0.97.3
- 0.97.4
- 0.97.5
- 0.98.0
- 0.98.1
- 0.98.2
- 0.98.3
- 0.98.4
- 0.98.5
- 0.98.6
- 0.99.1
- 0.99.2
- 0.99.3
- 0.99.4
- 0.99.5
- 0.99.6
- 0.99.7
- 0.99.8
- 0.99.9
- 0.99.10
- 0.99.11
- 0.99.12
- 0.99.13
- 0.99.14
- 0.99.15
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
quagga-0:0.98.3-4.el4_8.1
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0785
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
quagga-0:0.98.6-5.el5_5.2
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0785
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
quagga-0:0.99.15-5.el6_0.1
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0945
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | quagga-0:0.98.3-4.el4_8.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0785 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | quagga-0:0.98.6-5.el5_5.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0785 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | quagga-0:0.99.15-5.el6_0.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0945 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue is not planned to be fixed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 due to this product being in Production 3 of its maintenance life-cycle, where only qualified security errata of important and critical impact are addressed. For further information about the Errata Support Policy, visit: http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/errata A future update in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 may address this flaw.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.04% (0.04041) | 90.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.04% (0.04041) | 89.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 7.00% (0.06995) | 90.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 10.17% (0.10174) | 88.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 7.00% (0.06995) | 90.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 27, 2025 | 5.36% (0.05363) | 93.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 3.81% (0.03808) | 91.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 5.65% (0.05647) | 93.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 1, 2023 | 5.62% (0.05621) | 92.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 11, 2023 | 5.33% (0.05334) | 91.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 6.05% (0.06055) | 92.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.82% (0.06823) | 92.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 6.82% (0.06823) | 91.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.40th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.82% (0.06823) | 91.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.82% (0.06823) | 79.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (26)
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- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2948
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