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medium 5.0

CVE-2006-2223 json

RIPd in Quagga 0.98 and 0.99 before 20060503 does not properly implement configurations that (1) disable RIPv1 or (2) require plaintext or…

published 2006-05-05 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-2224

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
11.5%
EPSS 11.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • quagga RHEL 3 0.96.2-11.3E
  • quagga RHEL 4 0.98.3-2.4E
  • quagga-contrib RHEL 4 0.98.3-2.4E

red hat advisories RHSA-2006:0525

  • quagga openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.2.4-2.14

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11290-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2006-2223 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 quagga 0.96.2-11.3E Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 quagga 0.98.3-2.4E, quagga-contrib 0.98.3-2.4E Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 quagga 0.98.3-2.4E, quagga-contrib 0.98.3-2.4E Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 quagga 0.96.2-11.3E Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 quagga 0.98.3-2.4E, quagga-contrib 0.98.3-2.4E Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 quagga 0.98.3-2.4E, quagga-contrib 0.98.3-2.4E
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0525
  • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0533

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-27801)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

11.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-27801 Quagga Routing Software Suite 0.9x - RIPd RIPv1 Request Routing Table Disclosure remote, 2006-05-03
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17808 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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