Input validation error in strongSwan - CVE-2013-6076
Published: November 2, 2013 / Updated: April 29, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42409
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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-2013-6076
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: strongswan.org
Affected software:
strongSwan
strongSwan
Detailed vulnerability 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 charon daemon crash) via a crafted IKEv1 fragmentation packet.
How to mitigate CVE-2013-6076
Install update from vendor's website.