CVE-2009-1958
StrongSWAN charon Daemon Null Pointer Vulnerability
Description
charon/sa/tasks/child_create.c in the charon daemon in strongSWAN before 4.3.1 switches the NULL checks for TSi and TSr payloads, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via an IKE_AUTH request without a (1) TSi or (2) TSr traffic selector.
INFO
Published Date :
June 8, 2009, 1 a.m.
Last Modified :
April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the affected strongSwan packages.
- Apply the appropriate vendor patches.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://download.strongswan.org/CHANGES4.txt Added Reference http://download.strongswan.org/patches/04_swapped_ts_check_patch/strongswan-4.x.x._swapped_ts_check.patch Added Reference http://download.strongswan.org/patches/04_swapped_ts_check_patch/strongswan-4.x.x._swapped_ts_check.readme Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00002.html Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/35296 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/35685 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/36922 Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1899 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35178 Added Reference https://lists.strongswan.org/pipermail/users/2009-May/003457.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 08, 2009
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
1.74 }} -0.91%
score
0.80804
percentile