Quagga RIPv1 SEND UPDATE information disclosure
| quagga-ripv1-information-disclosure (26243) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Quagga could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. A remote attacker could send a RIPv1 SEND UPDATE request to cause RIPv2 routing table information to be returned. This information could be used to launch further attacks against the affected system and network.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest Quagga release candidate (0.98 20060504 or later) or (0.99 20060504 or later), available from the Quagga Web site. See References.
For Red Hat Linux:
Refer to RHSA-2006:0525-5 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Red Hat Linux (Zebra):
Refer to RHSA-2006:0533-4 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Gentoo Linux:
Refer to Gentoo Linux Security Announcement GLSA 2006-05-15 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Tue May 02 2006 - 20:32:17 CDT: Quagga RIPD unauthenticated route table broadcast.
- Quagga Bugzilla Bug 261: arh200604-1: RIPd unauthenticated route table broadcast.
- Quagga Web site: 2006-05-04: 0.98.6 Release Candidate to address Security issues.
- ASA-2006-114: zebra security update (RHSA-2006-0533)
- ASA-2006-115: quagga security update (RHSA-2006-0525)
- BID-17808: Quagga Information Disclosure and Route Injection Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-2223: RIPd in Quagga 0.98 and 0.99 before 20060503 does not properly implement configurations that (1) disable RIPv1 or (2) require plaintext or MD5 authentication, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (routing state) via REQUEST packets such as SEND UPDATE.
- DSA-1059: quagga -- several vulnerabilities
- GLSA-200605-15: Quagga Routing Suite: Multiple vulnerabilities
- OSVDB ID: 25224: Quagga RIPd RIPv1 Request Routing Table Disclosure
- RHSA-2006-0525: quagga security update
- RHSA-2006-0533: zebra security update
- SA19910: Quagga RIPd RIPv1 Request Handling Security Issue
- SECTRACK ID: 1016204: Quagga Bugs Let Remote Users Obtain or Modify Routing Information and Local Users Deny Service
- SUSE-SR:2006:017: SUSE Security Summary Report
- USN-284-1: Quagga vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical Ubuntu 5.04
- Canonical Ubuntu 5.10
- Debian Debian Linux 3.1
- Gentoo Linux
- Quagga Quagga 0.98.5
- Quagga Quagga 0.99.3
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
- RedHat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Itanium
Reported:
May 03, 2006
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