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CVE-2006-2224 json

RIPd in Quagga 0.98 and 0.99 before 20060503 does not properly enforce RIPv2 authentication requirements, which allows remote attackers to…

published 2006-05-05 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-2225

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
10.6%
EPSS 10.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

RIPd in Quagga 0.98 and 0.99 before 20060503 does not properly enforce RIPv2 authentication requirements, which allows remote attackers to modify routing state via RIPv1 RESPONSE packets.

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

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-2006-2224 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-27802)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

10.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-27802 Quagga Routing Software Suite 0.9x - RIPd RIPv1 RESPONSE Packet Route Injection 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:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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