CVE-2016-1245

Name: CVE-2016-1245
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2017-02-22T23:59:00.143+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 3.66%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-1245 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. It was discovered that the zebra daemon in Quagga before 1.0.20161017 suffered from a stack-based buffer overflow when processing IPv6 Neighbor Discovery messages. The root cause was relying on BUFSIZ to be compatible with a message size; however, BUFSIZ is system-dependent.. EPSS estimates a 3.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

It was discovered that the zebra daemon in Quagga before 1.0.20161017 suffered from a stack-based buffer overflow when processing IPv6 Neighbor Discovery messages. The root cause was relying on BUFSIZ to be compatible with a message size; however, BUFSIZ is system-dependent.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

3.66%

88.2th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Quagga	Quagga	<= 1.0.20160315
Debian	Debian Linux	8.0

References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0794.html
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/quagga/users/31952Mailing List, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93775Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1386109Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/Quagga/quagga/commit/cfb1fae25f8c092e0d17073eaf7bd428ce1cd546Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-48
https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3695Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0794.html
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/quagga/users/31952Mailing List, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93775Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1386109Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/Quagga/quagga/commit/cfb1fae25f8c092e0d17073eaf7bd428ce1cd546Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-48
https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3695Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Feb 22, 2017
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2016-1245?

How severe is CVE-2016-1245?

Severity scoring for CVE-2016-1245 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 3.66% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-1245?

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Source: NVD / NIST