7.5
HIGH
CVE-2020-1763
Libreswan Pluto Daemon Out-of-Bounds Buffer Read Vulnerability
Description

An out-of-bounds buffer read flaw was found in the pluto daemon of libreswan from versions 3.27 till 3.31 where, an unauthenticated attacker could use this flaw to crash libreswan by sending specially-crafted IKEv1 Informational Exchange packets. The daemon respawns after the crash.

INFO

Published Date :

May 12, 2020, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:19 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-1763 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Libreswan libreswan
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-1763.

URL Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1813329 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1763 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-379803.pdf Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/libreswan/libreswan/commit/471a3e41a449d7c753bc4edbba4239501bb62ba8 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://libreswan.org/security/CVE-2020-1763/CVE-2020-1763.txt Patch Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-21 Third Party Advisory
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-040-04 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4684 Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-1763 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 Red Hat, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 Red Hat, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 05, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-379803.pdf No Types Assigned https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-379803.pdf Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-21 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-21 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-040-04 No Types Assigned https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-040-04 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 12, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-040-04 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 09, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-379803.pdf [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 27, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-21 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1813329 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1813329 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1763 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1763 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/libreswan/libreswan/commit/471a3e41a449d7c753bc4edbba4239501bb62ba8 No Types Assigned https://github.com/libreswan/libreswan/commit/471a3e41a449d7c753bc4edbba4239501bb62ba8 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://libreswan.org/security/CVE-2020-1763/CVE-2020-1763.txt No Types Assigned https://libreswan.org/security/CVE-2020-1763/CVE-2020-1763.txt Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4684 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4684 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-125
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libreswan:libreswan:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libreswan:libreswan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.27 up to (including) 3.31
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4684 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.61 }} -0.08%

score

0.79020

percentile

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