Vulnerability · Published Apr 21, 2025 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2025-43971
High 8.6
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in GoBGP from GoBGP. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 46% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.6High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 53.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue was discovered in GoBGP before 3.35.0. pkg/packet/bgp/bgp.go allows attackers to cause a panic via a zero value for softwareVersionLen.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | gobgp | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-43971 |
| Debian:13 | gobgp | 3.35.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-43971 |
| Debian:14 | gobgp | 3.35.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-43971 |
| Go | github.com/osrg/gobgp | no fix listed | GO-2025-3631 |
| Go | github.com/osrg/gobgp/v3 | 3.35.0 | GHSA-7m35-vw2c-696v |
| Go | github.com/osrg/gobgp/v3 | 3.35.0 | GO-2025-3631 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-193 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H