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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2006-2224

RIPd in Quagga 0.98 and 0.99 before 20060503 does not properly enforce RIPv2 authentication requirements, which allows remote attackers to modify routing state via RIPv1 RESPONSE packets.

EXPLOIT ✓MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 10.6%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.6%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

RIPd in Quagga 0.98 and 0.99 before 20060503 does not properly enforce RIPv2 authentication requirements, which allows remote attackers to modify routing state via RIPv1 RESPONSE packets.

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS
10.60% probability · 96th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 3 May 2006
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-287
Affected
quagga/quagga routing software suite
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%8%15%26 October 2026: 10.60%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 10.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-27802source ↗Quagga Routing Software Suite 0.9x - RIPd RIPv1 RESPONSE Packet Route Injectionlinux · Konstantin V. Gavrilenkoremote3 May 2006yes

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.