bgpd in FRRouting (FRR) before 2.0.2 and 3.x before 3.0.2, as used in Cumulus Linux before 3.4.3 and other products, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a malformed BGP UPDATE packet from a connected peer, which triggers transmission of up to a few thousand unintended bytes because of a mishandled attribute length, aka RN-690 (CM-18492)
Published Nov 8, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.49%
Description
bgpd in FRRouting (FRR) before 2.0.2 and 3.x before 3.0.2, as used in Cumulus Linux before 3.4.3 and other products, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a malformed BGP UPDATE packet from a connected peer, which triggers transmission of up to a few thousand unintended bytes because of a mishandled attribute length, aka RN-690 (CM-18492).
Affected products
No data.
Running on/with
- < 3.4.3
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.49% (0.02494) | 84.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.49% (0.02494) | 82.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.68% (0.00684) | 69.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.33% (0.00325) | 71.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.33% (0.00325) | 69.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.33% (0.00325) | 67.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.57% (0.00567) | 74.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.57% (0.01565) | 33.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.57% (0.01565) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (5)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101794 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://frrouting.org/community/security.html x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://lists.cumulusnetworks.com/pipermail/cumulus-security-announce/2017-November/000009.html x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://support.cumulusnetworks.com/hc/en-us/articles/115014754307#rn690 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://support.cumulusnetworks.com/hc/en-us/articles/115014778107-CVE-2017-15865-Malformed-BGP-UPDATE-Triggers-Information-Disclosure x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101794 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://frrouting.org/community/security.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory | |
| https://lists.cumulusnetworks.com/pipermail/cumulus-security-announce/2017-November/000009.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://support.cumulusnetworks.com/hc/en-us/articles/115014754307#rn690 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://support.cumulusnetworks.com/hc/en-us/articles/115014778107-CVE-2017-15865-Malformed-BGP-UPDATE-Triggers-Information-Disclosure | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
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