CVE catalog
CVE-2023-38283
openbgpd: CVE-2023-38283
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 5.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.36% · Oct 25, 2026
In OpenBGPD before 8.1, incorrect handling of BGP update data (length of path attributes) set by a potentially distant remote actor may cause the system to incorrectly reset a session. This is fixed in OpenBSD 7.3 errata 006.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | openbgpd | sid | 9.3-1 | fixed |
| Debian | openbgpd | forky | 9.3-1 | fixed |
| Debian | openbgpd | trixie | 8.8-1 | fixed |
| Debian | openbgpd | bookworm | 7.7-2 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | openbgpd | source | sid | 8.1-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | openbgpd | source | forky | 8.1-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | openbgpd | source | trixie | 8.1-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | openbgpd | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
Notes
[bookworm] openbgpd: Minor issue
OpenFactory catalog packages
Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38283]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-38283]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2023/cve-2023-38283.json]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2023/wid-sec-w-2023-1742.json]
[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]