CVE-2012-0250

Buffer overflow in the OSPFv2 implementation in ospfd in Quagga before 0.99.20.1 allows remote...

3.3 Low

Buffer overflow in the OSPFv2 implementation in ospfd in Quagga before 0.99.20.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a Link State Update (aka LS Update) packet containing a network-LSA link-state advertisement for which the data-structure length is smaller than the value in the Length header field.

Exploit likelihood

1.30%Down 0.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 3.3

Record: CVE-2012-0250
CVSS 2.0: 3.3 LowAV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2012-0250
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2012-0286 No score

Record: EUVD-2012-0286
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w6rh-c4vv-wcr5 No score

Buffer overflow in the OSPFv2 implementation in ospfd in Quagga before 0.99.20.1 allows remote...

Record: GHSA-w6rh-c4vv-wcr5
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVAZL-44247 No score

CVE-2012-0250 affecting package quagga 1.2.4-16

Record: AZL-44247
Updated: 2026-11-05

Affected products

quagga

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`quagga` Azure Linux:3	through 1.2.4-16	None known
`quagga` Debian:6.0 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0.99.20.1-0+squeeze1, plus listed versions 0.99.17-20.99.17-2+squeeze20.99.17-2+squeeze30.99.17-30.99.17-4 Show 8 moreShow less 0.99.18-10.99.18-20.99.19-10.99.20-10.99.20-1~bpo60+10.99.20-20.99.20-30.99.20-4	0.99.20.1-0+squeeze1
`quagga` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:0.98.6-7.el5_8.1	0:0.98.6-7.el5_8.1
`quagga-contrib` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:0.98.6-7.el5_8.1	0:0.98.6-7.el5_8.1
`quagga-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:0.98.6-7.el5_8.1	0:0.98.6-7.el5_8.1
`quagga` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:0.98.6-7.el5_8.1	0:0.98.6-7.el5_8.1
`quagga-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:0.98.6-7.el5_8.1	0:0.98.6-7.el5_8.1
`quagga-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:0.98.6-7.el5_8.1	0:0.98.6-7.el5_8.1
`quagga` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:0.98.6-7.el5_8.1	0:0.98.6-7.el5_8.1
`quagga-contrib` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:0.98.6-7.el5_8.1	0:0.98.6-7.el5_8.1

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`quagga-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:0.98.6-7.el5_8.1	0:0.98.6-7.el5_8.1
`quagga-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:0.98.6-7.el5_8.1	0:0.98.6-7.el5_8.1
`quagga` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 0:0.99.15-7.el6_3.2	0:0.99.15-7.el6_3.2
`quagga-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 0:0.99.15-7.el6_3.2	0:0.99.15-7.el6_3.2
`quagga-contrib` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 0:0.99.15-7.el6_3.2	0:0.99.15-7.el6_3.2
`quagga-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 0:0.99.15-7.el6_3.2	0:0.99.15-7.el6_3.2
`quagga` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 0:0.99.15-7.el6_3.2	0:0.99.15-7.el6_3.2
`quagga-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 0:0.99.15-7.el6_3.2	0:0.99.15-7.el6_3.2
`quagga-contrib` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 0:0.99.15-7.el6_3.2	0:0.99.15-7.el6_3.2
`quagga-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 0:0.99.15-7.el6_3.2	0:0.99.15-7.el6_3.2

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 5, 2026	facts	OSV
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2012-0250 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Quagga, published April 5, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.30%, the 70th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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