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FreeBSD : frr -- BGP Mishandled attribute length on Error (bf266183-cec7-11e7-af2d-2047478f2f70)

high Nessus Plugin ID 104732

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

FRR reports :

BGP Mishandled attribute length on Error

A vulnerability exists in the BGP daemon of FRR where a malformed BGP UPDATE packet can leak information from the BGP daemon and cause a denial of service by crashing the daemon.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

https://frrouting.org/community/security/cve-2017-15865.html

http://www.nessus.org/u?14def7fc

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 104732

File Name: freebsd_pkg_bf266183cec711e7af2d2047478f2f70.nasl

Version: 3.5

Type: local

Published: 11/22/2017

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:frr, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 11/21/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/8/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-15865