VulnerabilityPublished 30 Apr 2024Updated 20 Nov 2024

CVE-2024-34088: frr · NULL Pointer Dereference

Affects frrSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

7.5High

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 52% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the impacted component.
Integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the impacted component.
Availability: High: There is total loss of availability, resulting in the attacker being able to fully deny access to resources in the impacted component; this loss is either sustained (while the attacker continues to deliver the attack) or persistent (the condition persists even after the attack has completed). Alternatively, the attacker has the ability to deny some availability, but the loss of availability presents a direct, serious consequence to the impacted component (e.g., the attacker cannot disrupt existing connections, but can prevent new connections; the attacker can repeatedly exploit a vulnerability that, in each instance of a successful attack, leaks a only small amount of memory, but after repeated exploitation causes a service to become completely unavailable).

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 30 Apr 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
GitHubfrrouting/frr`pkg:github/frrouting/frr`Other threats	Affected <=9.1	Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2024-34088, organizations should first monitor for updates from the FRRouting project and apply patches as soon as they become available. In the absence of an official patch, consider the following specific mitigations: 1) Implement network segmentation and access controls to limit exposure of FRR OSPF daemons to untrusted networks, reducing the attack surface. 2) Deploy runtime monitoring and alerting on OSPF daemon crashes to enable rapid detection and response. 3) Use process supervision tools (e.g., systemd, monit) to automatically restart the OSPF daemon upon failure, minimizing downtime. 4) Review and harden configuration to restrict OSPF neighbors to trusted devices only, preventing unauthorized triggering of the vulnerability. 5) Conduct code audits or apply temporary source code fixes to add NULL pointer checks around get_edge() calls if feasible. 6) Employ network-level protections such as firewall rules or intrusion prevention systems to detect and block malformed OSPF packets that might trigger the bug. These targeted actions go beyond generic advice and help reduce the risk and impact until an official patch is released.

Description

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.

Impact

The primary impact of CVE-2024-34088 is a denial of service condition affecting network routing infrastructure. Organizations using FRRouting for OSPF routing may experience unexpected OSPF daemon crashes, leading to routing disruptions, loss of network connectivity, and potential cascading failures in dependent systems. This can affect data center operations, enterprise WANs, ISPs, and cloud providers relying on FRR for dynamic routing. The lack of confidentiality or integrity impact means data is not directly exposed or altered, but the availability loss can cause significant operational downtime and service degradation. The ease of remote exploitation without authentication increases the risk of opportunistic attacks by threat actors aiming to disrupt network services. Critical infrastructure and large-scale networks are particularly vulnerable due to their reliance on stable routing protocols. The absence of known exploits in the wild currently limits immediate risk, but the vulnerability remains a high priority for remediation to prevent future attacks.

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessLikelihood of exploit: MediumCWE Top 25 (2025): #13OWASP Top 10 A10:2025: Mishandling of Exceptional Conditions (opens in a new tab)
The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.
Implementation
For any pointers that could have been modified or provided from a function that can return NULL, check the pointer for NULL before use. When working with a multithreaded or otherwise asynchronous environment, ensure that proper locking APIs are used to lock before the check, and unlock when it has finished.
Requirements
Select a programming language that is not susceptible to these issues.
Implementation
Check the results of all functions that return a value and verify that the value is non-null before acting upon it.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Logging (opens in a new tab)
Error Handling (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V11.1.7 (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

References

github.com/FRRouting/frr/pull/15674/commits/34d704fb0ea60dc5063af477a2c11d4884984d4f (opens in a new tab)

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AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 28 Feb 2026, 03:07 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-476

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