Input validation error in openswan (Alpine package)



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2014-2037
CWE-ID CWE-20
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 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: #VU33297

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-2037

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 (NULL pointer dereference and IKE daemon restart) via IKEv2 packets that lack expected payloads.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

openswan (Alpine package): 2.6.38-r2 - 2.6.38-r3

CPE2.3 External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=f61b6c8609c53376958880ab2a1741f6888859a4
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=95c7f93375ff9e15f0ccd68ff25ae08f230dec98
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=1df893d29e73824172978ca87bc5575b1fcace34
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=59f82a99051677a0a8ffbd33585293f529cf627c


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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