1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/ospfd/ospf_ri.c b/ospfd/ospf_ri.c
index 4723f4a919..bd2506d2d4 100644
--- a/ospfd/ospf_ri.c
+++ b/ospfd/ospf_ri.c
@@ -1192,7 +1192,11 @@ DEFUN (router_info,
   /* Check and get Area value if present */
   if (area)
     {
-      inet_aton (area, &OspfRI.area_id);
+      if (!inet_aton (area, &OspfRI.area_id))
+        {
+          vty_out (vty, "Please specifya valid Area ID%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
+          return CMD_WARNING;
+        }
       scope = OSPF_OPAQUE_AREA_LSA;
     }
   else