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CVE-2012-0255

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 3.5%EU EUVD

The BGP implementation in bgpd in Quagga before 0.99.20.1 does not properly use message buffers for OPEN messages, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via a message associated with a malformed Four-octet AS Number Capability (aka AS4 capability).

Key facts

CVSS score
5.0 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-119
EPSS score
3.5% (89th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2012-0291)
Published
April 5, 2012
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-0291 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • quagga / quagga
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References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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