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CVE-2010-2948 json

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 authen…

published 2010-09-10 16 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2010-2952

cvss
6.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.0%
EPSS 4.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • quagga RHEL 6 0.99.15-5.el6_0.1
  • quagga-contrib RHEL 6 0.99.15-5.el6_0.1
  • quagga RHEL 4 0.98.3-4.el4_8.1
  • quagga RHEL 5 0.98.6-5.el5_5.2
  • quagga-contrib RHEL 4 0.98.3-4.el4_8.1
  • quagga-contrib RHEL 5 0.98.6-5.el5_5.2

red hat advisories RHSA-2010:0945RHSA-2010:0785

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2010-2948 updated cvss 5.4

(bgpd): Stack buffer overflow by processing certain Route-Refresh messages

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) quagga 0.98.6-5.el5_5.2, quagga-contrib 0.98.6-5.el5_5.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 quagga 0.98.3-4.el4_8.1, quagga-contrib 0.98.3-4.el4_8.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) quagga 0.98.6-5.el5_5.2, quagga-contrib 0.98.6-5.el5_5.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 quagga 0.98.3-4.el4_8.1, quagga-contrib 0.98.3-4.el4_8.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) quagga 0.98.6-5.el5_5.2, quagga-contrib 0.98.6-5.el5_5.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 quagga 0.98.3-4.el4_8.1, quagga-contrib 0.98.3-4.el4_8.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0785
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) quagga 0.99.15-5.el6_0.1, quagga-contrib 0.99.15-5.el6_0.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) quagga 0.99.15-5.el6_0.1, quagga-contrib 0.99.15-5.el6_0.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) quagga 0.99.15-5.el6_0.1, quagga-contrib 0.99.15-5.el6_0.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) quagga 0.99.15-5.el6_0.1, quagga-contrib 0.99.15-5.el6_0.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0945
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 quagga 0.98.3-4.el4_8.1, quagga-contrib 0.98.3-4.el4_8.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0785

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Exploit prediction

4.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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