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Amazon Linux AMI : quagga (ALAS-2014-279)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 72297

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.

Description

The bgp_attr_unknown function in bgp_attr.c in Quagga 0.99.21 does not properly initialize the total variable, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bgpd crash) via a crafted BGP update.

Solution

Run 'yum update quagga' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2014-279.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 72297

File Name: ala_ALAS-2014-279.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/5/2014

Updated: 4/18/2018

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:quagga-contrib, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:quagga, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:quagga-devel, cpe:/o:amazon:linux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:quagga-debuginfo

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 1/14/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-6051

ALAS: 2014-279