Security Features in FreeBSD - CVE-2019-5613

 

Security Features in FreeBSD - CVE-2019-5613

Published: January 29, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU24719
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5613
CWE-ID: CWE-254
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: FreeBSD Foundation
Affected software:
FreeBSD

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass certain security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to a missing anti-reply window check in IPSec implementation. A remote attacker can inject an old packet into the network stream that will be processed by the system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to manipulate network data, passed via IPSec channel.


How to mitigate CVE-2019-5613

Install updates from vendor's website.

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