CVE-2015-3240
Libreswan/Openswan IKE Daemon Zero DH Gx Value Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description
The pluto IKE daemon in libreswan before 3.15 and Openswan before 2.6.45, when built with NSS, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon restart) via a zero DH g^x value in a KE payload in a IKE packet.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 9, 2015, 4:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 13, 2023, 12:48 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.9
Exploitability Score :
8.6
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 13, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description A flaw was discovered in the way Libreswan's IKE daemon processed IKE KE payloads. A remote attacker could send specially crafted IKE payload with a KE payload of g^x=0 that, when processed, would lead to a denial of service (daemon crash). The pluto IKE daemon in libreswan before 3.15 and Openswan before 2.6.45, when built with NSS, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon restart) via a zero DH g^x value in a KE payload in a IKE packet. Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1979 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3240 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1232320 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://libreswan.org/security/CVE-2015-3240/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 02, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description The pluto IKE daemon in libreswan before 3.15 and Openswan before 2.6.45, when built with NSS, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon restart) via a zero DH g^x value in a KE payload in a IKE packet. A flaw was discovered in the way Libreswan's IKE daemon processed IKE KE payloads. A remote attacker could send specially crafted IKE payload with a KE payload of g^x=0 that, when processed, would lead to a denial of service (daemon crash). Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3240 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://libreswan.org/security/CVE-2015-3240/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1232320 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1979 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 03, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-13 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77536 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 15, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 10, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:libreswan:libreswan:3.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Changed Reference Type https://lists.openswan.org/pipermail/users/2015-August/023401.html No Types Assigned https://lists.openswan.org/pipermail/users/2015-August/023401.html Advisory Changed Reference Type https://libreswan.org/security/CVE-2015-3240/CVE-2015-3240.txt No Types Assigned https://libreswan.org/security/CVE-2015-3240/CVE-2015-3240.txt Advisory Added CWE CWE-189 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 10, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value
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Exploit Prediction
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4.54 }} -1.49%
score
0.92190
percentile