Input validation error in openswan (Alpine package)



Published: 2013-05-17
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2013-2052
CWE-ID CWE-20
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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openswan (Alpine package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU33665

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-2052

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (pluto IKE daemon crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted DNS TXT records.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

openswan (Alpine package): 2.6.38-r1 - 2.6.38-r3

External links

http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=59f82a99051677a0a8ffbd33585293f529cf627c
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=d683fd4dd8ffe042856746069278555cdb19fb7e
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=745c41c042b8f6bd865f5bc311ed900484adaae1
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=ca6f0ad926d2fabed66a049927cea2eb176581da
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=dd895219bdebd021153245cf40a0ba3c3da7e07c


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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