{"id":"CVE-2016-2342","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-2342","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T23:20:34.415Z","title":"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…","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.","published":"2016-03-17T14:59:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:43:51.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cret@cert.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":8.1,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-119"],"affected":["quagga/quagga","debian/debian linux"],"epss":{"score":0.13334,"percentile":0.96376,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[{"date":"2026-10-12","score":0.13334,"percentile":0.96327}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.3%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/quagga.git/commit/?id=a3bc7e9400b214a0f078fdb19596ba54214a1442","source":"cret@cert.org"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00102.html","source":"cret@cert.org"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00117.html","source":"cret@cert.org"},{"url":"http://nongnu.askapache.com//quagga/quagga-1.0.20160309.changelog.txt","source":"cret@cert.org"},{"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0794.html","source":"cret@cert.org"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3532","source":"cret@cert.org"},{"url":"http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/270232","tags":["Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"],"source":"cret@cert.org"},{"url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html","source":"cret@cert.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84318","source":"cret@cert.org"},{"url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2941-1","source":"cret@cert.org"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-03","source":"cret@cert.org"},{"url":"http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/quagga.git/commit/?id=a3bc7e9400b214a0f078fdb19596ba54214a1442","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00102.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00117.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://nongnu.askapache.com//quagga/quagga-1.0.20160309.changelog.txt","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0794.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3532","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/270232","tags":["Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84318","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2941-1","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-03","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2342","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}