CVE-2017-15865

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    CVE-2017-15865

    Published: 8 Nov 2017Last Modified: 4 Sept 2026

    Summary:

    Details: bgpd in FRRouting (FRR) before 2.0.2 and 3.x before 3.0.2, as used in Cumulus Linux before 3.4.3 and other products, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a malformed BGP UPDATE packet from a connected peer, which triggers transmission of up to a few thousand unintended bytes because of a mishandled attribute length, aka RN-690 (CM-18492).

    References: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101794, https://frrouting.org/community/security.html, https://lists.cumulusnetworks.com/pipermail/cumulus-security-announce/2017-November/000009.html, https://support.cumulusnetworks.com/hc/en-us/articles/115014754307#rn690, https://support.cumulusnetworks.com/hc/en-us/articles/115014778107-CVE-2017-15865-Malformed-BGP-UPDATE-Triggers-Information-Disclosure

    Affected packages

    Package

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -36a7e7812aa61c90cb552778708d13898b1d9d4c

    Affected versions

    3.0
    3.0.1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High