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Openswan CVE-2013-6466

MEDIUM
2014-01-26 secalert@redhat.com
5.0
CVSS 2.0 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
5.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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CVSS VectorNVD

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
P

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Jan 26, 2014 - 20:55 cve.org
MEDIUM 5.0

DescriptionCVE.org

Openswan 2.6.39 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and IKE daemon restart) via IKEv2 packets that lack expected payloads.

AnalysisAI

Openswan 2.6.39 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and IKE daemon restart) via IKEv2 packets that lack expected payloads. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

Openswan 2.6.39 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and IKE daemon restart) via IKEv2 packets that lack expected payloads. Affected products include: Xelerance Openswan.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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