6.5
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2024-31948
FRRouting BGP UPDATE Packet Crash Vulnerability
Description

In FRRouting (FRR) through 9.1, an attacker using a malformed Prefix SID attribute in a BGP UPDATE packet can cause the bgpd daemon to crash.

INFO

Published Date :

April 7, 2024, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 1, 2025, 2:47 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-31948 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Frrouting frrouting
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Solution
Updating the FRRouting packages will address the BGP UPDATE packet crash vulnerability.
  • Update the affected FRRouting packages.
  • Restart the FRRouting service after updating.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-31948 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-31948 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 01, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:frrouting:frrouting:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 9.1
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://github.com/FRRouting/frr/pull/15628 Types: Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Added Reference Type MITRE: https://github.com/FRRouting/frr/pull/15628 Types: Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://github.com/FRRouting/frr/pull/15628/commits/ba6a8f1a31e1a88df2de69ea46068e8bd9b97138 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type MITRE: https://github.com/FRRouting/frr/pull/15628/commits/ba6a8f1a31e1a88df2de69ea46068e8bd9b97138 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00019.html Types: Mailing List
    Added Reference Type MITRE: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00019.html Types: Mailing List
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/FRRouting/frr/pull/15628
    Added Reference https://github.com/FRRouting/frr/pull/15628/commits/ba6a8f1a31e1a88df2de69ea46068e8bd9b97138
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00019.html
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jul. 03, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-1287
    Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 28, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00019.html [No types assigned]
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Apr. 07, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In FRRouting (FRR) through 9.1, an attacker using a malformed Prefix SID attribute in a BGP UPDATE packet can cause the bgpd daemon to crash.
    Added Reference MITRE https://github.com/FRRouting/frr/pull/15628 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://github.com/FRRouting/frr/pull/15628/commits/ba6a8f1a31e1a88df2de69ea46068e8bd9b97138 [No types assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 6.5
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