CVE-2024-34088

In FRRouting (FRR) through 9.1, it is possible for the get_edge() function in ospf_te.c in the OSPF daemon to return a NULL pointer. In cases where calling functions do not handle the returned NULL value, the OSPF daemon crashes, leading to denial of service.

Published: 2024-04-30 Last update: 2025-05-01 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-34088 is rated Low Risk (36.5/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-34088

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-11-21 0.25% 0.06% -0.19%
2 2025-11-18 0.07% 0.25% +0.18%
3 2025-06-08 — 0.07% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-34088

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-34088

OS Trackers for CVE-2024-34088

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2024-34088 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (frr), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-34088
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-34088
suse high CVE-2024-34088 severity important: SUSE including 58 source package names (frr, frr-10.2.1-150700.1.7, …), 365 product×package rows across 34 product lines (SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5, … (34 product lines)): Known Not Affected 294, Fixed 71. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-34088/
ubuntu medium CVE-2024-34088 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (frr, quagga), 12 status rows across 7 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, mantic, noble, upstream, xenial): not-affected 4, DNE 3, released 3, needs-triage 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-34088

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-34088

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
frrouting frrouting <= 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:frrouting:frrouting:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-34088

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