Vulnerability identifier: #VU40705
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
libreswan
Universal components / Libraries /
Libraries used by multiple products
Vendor: libreswan.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
libreswan 3.9 through 3.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon restart) via an IKEv1 packet with (1) unassigned bits set in the IPSEC DOI value or (2) the next payload value set to ISAKMP_NEXT_SAK.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
libreswan: 3.9 - 3.12
External links
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1154.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75392
http://libreswan.org/security/CVE-2015-3204/CVE-2015-3204.txt
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-13
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.