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CVE-2023-46752

An issue was discovered in FRRouting FRR through 9.0.1. It mishandles malformed MP_REACH_NLRI...

5.9 MediumFix available

An issue was discovered in FRRouting FRR through 9.0.1. It mishandles malformed MP_REACH_NLRI data, leading to a crash.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.02%Up 1.0 points since Oct 26, 2023
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.9

An issue was discovered in FRRouting FRR through 9.0.1. It mishandles malformed MP_REACH_NLRI data, leading to a crash.

Record
CVE-2023-46752
CVSS 3.1
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

An issue was discovered in FRRouting FRR through 9.0.1. It mishandles malformed MP_REACH_NLRI data, leading to a crash.

Record
CVE-2023-46752
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-50919 No score

An issue was discovered in FRRouting FRR through 9.0.1. It mishandles malformed MP_REACH_NLRI data, leading to a crash.

Record
EUVD-2023-50919
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v7w5-g2hv-9797 7.5

An issue was discovered in FRRouting FRR through 9.0.1. It mishandles malformed MP_REACH_NLRI...

An issue was discovered in FRRouting FRR through 9.0.1. It mishandles malformed MP_REACH_NLRI data, leading to a crash.

Record
GHSA-v7w5-g2hv-9797
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVAZL-31700 5.9

CVE-2023-46752 affecting package frr for versions less than 8.5.3-3

An issue was discovered in FRRouting FRR through 9.0.1. It mishandles malformed MP_REACH_NLRI data, leading to a crash.

Record
AZL-31700
CVSS 3.1
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVAZL-34692 5.9

CVE-2023-46752 affecting package frr for versions less than 9.1-2

An issue was discovered in FRRouting FRR through 9.0.1. It mishandles malformed MP_REACH_NLRI data, leading to a crash.

Record
AZL-34692
CVSS 3.1
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2023-46752 5.9

An issue was discovered in FRRouting FRR through 9.0.1. It mishandles malformed MP_REACH_NLRI data, leading to a crash.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2023-46752
CVSS 3.1
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2024:2156 7.5

Red Hat Security Advisory: frr security update

Record
RHSA-2024:2156
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2024:2981 7.5

Red Hat Security Advisory: frr security update

Record
RHSA-2024:2981
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRLSA-2024:2981 7.5

Moderate: frr security update

FRRouting is free software that manages TCP/IP based routing protocols. It supports BGP4, OSPFv2, OSPFv3, ISIS, RIP, RIPng, PIM, NHRP, PBR, EIGRP and BFD.

Security Fix(es):

  • frr: missing length check in bgp_attr_psid_sub() can lead do DoS (CVE-2023-31490)

  • frr: processes invalid NLRIs if attribute length is zero (CVE-2023-41358)

  • frr: NULL pointer dereference in bgp_nlri_parse_flowspec() in bgpd/bgp_flowspec.c (CVE-2023-41909)

  • frr: mishandled malformed data leading to a crash (CVE-2023-46752)

  • frr: crafted BGP UPDATE message leading to a crash (CVE-2023-46753)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Rocky Linux 8.10 Release Notes linked from the References section.

Record
RLSA-2024:2981
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-46752 5.9

An issue was discovered in FRRouting FRR through 9.0.1. It mishandles malformed MP_REACH_NLRI data, leading to a crash.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-46752
CVSS 3.1
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALSA-2024:2156 No score

Moderate: frr security update

FRRouting is free software that manages TCP/IP based routing protocols. It supports BGP4, OSPFv2, OSPFv3, ISIS, RIP, RIPng, PIM, NHRP, PBR, EIGRP and BFD.

Security Fix(es):

  • frr: incorrect length check in bgp_capability_llgr() can lead do DoS (CVE-2023-31489)
  • frr: missing length check in bgp_attr_psid_sub() can lead do DoS (CVE-2023-31490)
  • frr: processes invalid NLRIs if attribute length is zero (CVE-2023-41358)
  • frr: out of bounds read in bgp_attr_aigp_valid (CVE-2023-41359)
  • frr: NULL pointer dereference in bgp_nlri_parse_flowspec() in bgpd/bgp_flowspec.c (CVE-2023-41909)
  • frr: mishandled malformed data leading to a crash (CVE-2023-46752)
  • frr: crafted BGP UPDATE message leading to a crash (CVE-2023-46753)
  • frr: ahead-of-stream read of ORF header (CVE-2023-41360)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.

Record
ALSA-2024:2156
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALSA-2024:2981 No score

Moderate: frr security update

FRRouting is free software that manages TCP/IP based routing protocols. It supports BGP4, OSPFv2, OSPFv3, ISIS, RIP, RIPng, PIM, NHRP, PBR, EIGRP and BFD.

Security Fix(es):

  • frr: missing length check in bgp_attr_psid_sub() can lead do DoS (CVE-2023-31490)
  • frr: processes invalid NLRIs if attribute length is zero (CVE-2023-41358)
  • frr: NULL pointer dereference in bgp_nlri_parse_flowspec() in bgpd/bgp_flowspec.c (CVE-2023-41909)
  • frr: mishandled malformed data leading to a crash (CVE-2023-46752)
  • frr: crafted BGP UPDATE message leading to a crash (CVE-2023-46753)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.

Record
ALSA-2024:2981
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2026-1778238289 No score

frr: Fix of 4 CVEs

  • CVE-2022-43681: fix bgpd crash on malformed BGP OPEN messages with insufficient data
  • CVE-2022-40318: fix out-of-bounds read in bgp_open_option_parse with extended option params
  • CVE-2023-31489: fix out-of-bounds read in BGP Long-lived Graceful-Restart capability parsing
  • CVE-2023-46752: fix bgpd crash on malformed MP_REACH_NLRI packets
Record
CLSA-2026-1778238289
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

An issue was discovered in FRRouting FRR through 9.0.1. It mishandles malformed MP_REACH_NLRI data, leading to a crash.

Record
CVE-2023-46752
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:13387-1 No score

frr-8.4-7.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the frr-8.4-7.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:13387-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2023:4473-1 No score

Security update for frr

This update for frr fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2023-46753: Fixed a crash caused from a crafted BGP UPDATE message. (bsc#1216626)
  • CVE-2023-46752: Fixed a crash caused from a mishandled malformed MP_REACH_NLRI data. (bsc#1216627)
Record
SUSE-SU-2023:4473-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2023:4483-1 No score

Security update for frr

This update for frr fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2023-46752: Fixed denial of service caused by mishandling malformed MP_REACH_NLRI data (bsc#1216627).
  • CVE-2023-46753: Fixed denial of service caused by crafted BGP UPDATE messages (bsc#1216626).
Record
SUSE-SU-2023:4483-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2024:4090-1 No score

Security update for frr

This update for frr fixes the following issues:

Update to frr 8.5.6 (jsc#PED-PED-11092) including fixes for:

  • CVE-2024-44070,CVE-2024-34088,CVE-2024-31951,CVE-2024-31950, CVE-2024-31948,CVE-2024-27913,CVE-2023-47235,CVE-2023-47234, CVE-2023-46753,CVE-2023-46752,CVE-2023-41909,CVE-2023-41360, CVE-2023-41358,CVE-2023-38802,CVE-2023-38407,CVE-2023-38406, CVE-2023-3748,CVE-2023-31490,CVE-2023-31489 and other bugfixes. See https://frrouting.org/release/8.5.6/ for details.

The most recent frr 8.x series provides several new features, improvements and bug fixes for various protocols and daemons, especially for PIM/PIMv6/BGP and VRF support.

See https://frrouting.org/release/8.5/ for details and links.

Record
SUSE-SU-2024:4090-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-6481-1 No score

frr vulnerabilities

It was discovered that FRR incorrectly handled certain malformed NLRI data. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause FRR to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2023-46752)

It was discovered that FRR incorrectly handled certain BGP UPDATE messages. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause FRR to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2023-46753)

Record
USN-6481-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-6807-1 No score

frr vulnerabilities

It was discovered that FRR incorrectly handled certain network traffic. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause FRR to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2022-26126, CVE-2022-26127, CVE-2022-26128, CVE-2022-26129, CVE-2022-37032, CVE-2022-37035, CVE-2023-31490, CVE-2023-38406, CVE-2023-38407, CVE-2023-46752, CVE-2023-46753, CVE-2023-47234, CVE-2023-47235, CVE-2024-31948)

Ben Cartwright-Cox discovered that FRR incorrectly handled certain network traffic. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause FRR to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2023-38802)

Record
USN-6807-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
frr
AlmaLinux:9
before 8.5.3-4.el9
8.5.3-4.el9
frr-selinux
AlmaLinux:9
before 8.5.3-4.el9
8.5.3-4.el9
frr
AlmaLinux:8
before 7.5.1-22.el8
7.5.1-22.el8
frr-selinux
AlmaLinux:8
before 7.5.1-22.el8
7.5.1-22.el8
frr
Azure Linux:2
before 8.5.3-3
8.5.3-3
frr
Azure Linux:3
before 9.1-2
9.1-2
frr
TuxCare:AlmaLinux:9.2
before 8.3.1-5.el9_2.2.alma.tuxcare.els4
8.3.1-5.el9_2.2.alma.tuxcare.els4
frr-selinux
TuxCare:AlmaLinux:9.2
before 8.3.1-5.el9_2.2.alma.tuxcare.els4
8.3.1-5.el9_2.2.alma.tuxcare.els4
frr
Debian:12
All versions, plus listed versions
10.0-0.110.0-0.210.0-110.0-210.0.1-0.1
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10.1-0.110.1-0.210.1.1-0.110.1.1-110.1.1-210.1.1-310.2-110.2-210.2.1-110.2.1-210.2.1-310.2.1-410.2.1-510.2.1-610.3-110.3-210.3-310.3-410.3-510.3.1-110.3.1-210.3.1-310.3.1-410.4.0-110.4.1-110.4.1-210.4.1-310.5.0-110.5.0-210.5.1-110.5.1-210.5.1-310.5.2-110.5.3-110.6.0-110.6.0-210.6.1-110.6.1-210.6.1-310.7.0-110.7.0-210.7.1-110.7.1-210.7.1-310.7.1-4
None known
frr
Debian:13
before 9.1-0.1
9.1-0.1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
frr
Debian:14
before 9.1-0.1
9.1-0.1
frr
Debian:10
before 7.5.1-1.1+deb10u2, plus listed versions
6.0.2-26.0.2-2+deb10u16.0.2-2+deb10u27.2-17.2.1-1
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7.3.1-17.4-17.4-1.17.4-27.5-17.5.1-17.5.1-1.17.5.1-1.1+deb10u1
7.5.1-1.1+deb10u2
frr
Debian:11
before 7.5.1-1.1+deb11u3, plus listed versions
7.5.1-1.17.5.1-1.1+deb11u17.5.1-1.1+deb11u2
7.5.1-1.1+deb11u3
frr
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream
before 0:8.5.3-4.el9
0:8.5.3-4.el9
frr-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream
before 0:8.5.3-4.el9
0:8.5.3-4.el9
frr-debugsource
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream
before 0:8.5.3-4.el9
0:8.5.3-4.el9
frr-selinux
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream
before 0:8.5.3-4.el9
0:8.5.3-4.el9
frr
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
before 0:7.5.1-22.el8
0:7.5.1-22.el8
frr-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
before 0:7.5.1-22.el8
0:7.5.1-22.el8
frr-debugsource
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
before 0:7.5.1-22.el8
0:7.5.1-22.el8
frr-selinux
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
before 0:7.5.1-22.el8
0:7.5.1-22.el8
frr
Rocky Linux:8
before 0:7.5.1-22.el8
0:7.5.1-22.el8
frr
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP5
before 8.4-150500.4.11.1
8.4-150500.4.11.1
frr
openSUSE:Leap 15.5
before 8.4-150500.4.11.1
8.4-150500.4.11.1
frr
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP4
before 7.4-150300.4.20.1
7.4-150300.4.20.1
frr
openSUSE:Leap 15.4
before 7.4-150300.4.20.1
7.4-150300.4.20.1
frr
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP5
before 8.5.6-150500.4.30.1
8.5.6-150500.4.30.1
frr
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP6
before 8.5.6-150500.4.30.1
8.5.6-150500.4.30.1
frr
openSUSE:Leap 15.5
before 8.5.6-150500.4.30.1
8.5.6-150500.4.30.1
frr
openSUSE:Leap 15.6
before 8.5.6-150500.4.30.1
8.5.6-150500.4.30.1
frr
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
before 7.2.1-1ubuntu0.2+esm2, plus listed versions
6.0.2-2build27.2-1ubuntu17.2-1ubuntu27.2.1-17.2.1-1ubuntu0.17.2.1-1ubuntu0.27.2.1-1ubuntu0.2+esm1
7.2.1-1ubuntu0.2+esm2
frr
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
before 8.1-1ubuntu1.7, plus listed versions
7.5.1-1.18.1-18.1-1ubuntu18.1-1ubuntu1.18.1-1ubuntu1.2
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8.1-1ubuntu1.38.1-1ubuntu1.48.1-1ubuntu1.58.1-1ubuntu1.6
8.1-1ubuntu1.7
frr
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 8.4-7.1
8.4-7.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-46752 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Frrouting, published October 26, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.02%, the 63rd percentile. Fixed in frr 8.5.3-4.el9.

References

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