SB2013070903 - Input validation error in Openswan
Published: July 9, 2013 Updated: July 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013070903
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-2053)
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00008.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0827.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2893
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59838
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=960229
- https://lists.libreswan.org/pipermail/swan-announce/2013/000003.html
- https://www.openswan.org/news/13