CVE-2016-2342: Debian Linux

High severity, CVSS 8.1. EPSS: 12.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

  • Debian Debian Linux: version 7.0 only; version 8.0 only
  • Quagga Quagga: version 0.99.24 only

Published 2016-03-17. Last modified 2026-06-17.