# CVE-2023-3748: Inifinite loop in babld message parsing may cause dos

- Severity: CVSS 3.5 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-07-24 · Updated: 2024-09-27

## Affected

- n/a frr: version range not reported
- frr: version range not reported
- frr: version range not reported
- frr: version range not reported

## Description

A flaw was found in FRRouting when parsing certain babeld unicast hello messages that are intended to be ignored. This issue may allow an attacker to send specially crafted hello messages with the unicast flag set, the interval field set to 0, or any TLV that contains a sub-TLV with the Mandatory flag set to enter an infinite loop and cause a denial of service.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a frr, frr, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3748
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2223668

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