High severity · published Mar 17, 2016
CVE-2016-2342
The bgp_nlri_parse_vpnv4 function in bgp_mplsvpn.c in the VPNv4 NLRI parser in bgpd in Quagga before 1.0.20160309, when a certain VPNv4 configuration is used, relies on a…
8.1
CVSS
13.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The bgp_nlri_parse_vpnv4 function in bgp_mplsvpn.c in the VPNv4 NLRI parser in bgpd in Quagga before 1.0.20160309, when a certain VPNv4 configuration is used, relies on a Labeled-VPN SAFI routes-data length field during a data copy, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow) via a crafted packet.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)13.3% · higher than 96% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
7.0; 8.0 · source: NVD
QU
Quagga · Quagga
0.99.24 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2342
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2342
git.savannah.gnu.org
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/quagga.git/commit/?id=a3bc7e9400b214a0f078fdb19596ba54214a1442
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00102.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00117.html
nongnu.askapache.com
http://nongnu.askapache.com//quagga/quagga-1.0.20160309.changelog.txt
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0794.html
www.debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3532
More from Debian Linux
10.0
CVE-2025-32433
Erlang/OTP SSH Vulnerable to Pre-Authentication RCE
10.0
CVE-2025-24201
Apple Multiple Products WebKit Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
10.0
CVE-2021-44228
Apache Log4j2 JNDI features do not protect against attacker controlled LDAP and other JNDI related endpoints
10.0
CVE-2015-3306
ProFTPD Improper Access Control Vulnerability
9.8
CVE-2026-24061
GNU InetUtils Argument Injection Vulnerability