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CVE-2018-12066

BIRD Internet Routing Daemon before 1.6.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (stack...

5.5 MediumFix available

BIRD Internet Routing Daemon before 1.6.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and daemon crash) via BGP mask expressions in birdc.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.39%Down 0.3 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

BIRD Internet Routing Daemon before 1.6.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and daemon crash) via BGP mask expressions in birdc.

Record
CVE-2018-12066
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-400
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

BIRD Internet Routing Daemon before 1.6.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and daemon crash) via BGP mask expressions in birdc.

Record
CVE-2018-12066
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-4049 No score

BIRD Internet Routing Daemon before 1.6.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and daemon crash) via BGP mask expressions in birdc.

Record
EUVD-2018-4049
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6f55-8mp8-93rv 5.5

BIRD Internet Routing Daemon before 1.6.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (stack...

BIRD Internet Routing Daemon before 1.6.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and daemon crash) via BGP mask expressions in birdc.

Record
GHSA-6f55-8mp8-93rv
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-400
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 5.5

BIRD Internet Routing Daemon before 1.6.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and daemon crash) via BGP mask expressions in birdc.

Record
CVE-2018-12066
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-12066 5.5

BIRD Internet Routing Daemon before 1.6.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and daemon crash) via BGP mask expressions in birdc.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-12066
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-12066 5.5

BIRD Internet Routing Daemon before 1.6.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and daemon crash) via BGP mask expressions in birdc.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-12066
CVSS 3.0
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
bird
Debian:12
 before 1.6.4-1
1.6.4-1
bird
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
1.5.0-41.5.0-4build1
 None known
bird
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
1.6.3-3
 None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
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In short

CVE-2018-12066 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Bird Project Bird, published June 8, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. Fixed in bird 1.6.4-1.

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