Kame Racoon 2004-04-08a ISAKMP Packet length memory allocation

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A vulnerability has been found in Kame Racoon 2004-04-08a and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component ISAKMP Packet Handler. The manipulation of the argument length with an unknown input leads to a memory allocation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-789. The product allocates memory based on an untrusted, large size value, but it does not ensure that the size is within expected limits, allowing arbitrary amounts of memory to be allocated. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Racoon before 20040408a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an ISAKMP packet with a large length field.

The weakness was disclosed 04/02/2004 by John Lampe (Website). The advisory is shared for download at redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-0403 since 04/13/2004. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a exploit are known.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19124 (FreeBSD : racoon remote denial of service vulnerability (ISAKMP header length field) (ccd698df-8e20-11d8-90d1-0020ed76ef5a)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 2004-04-08a eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (15893) and Tenable (19124). The entry 21901 is pretty similar.

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Class: Memory allocation
CWE: CWE-789 / CWE-400 / CWE-404
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 19124
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : racoon remote denial of service vulnerability (ISAKMP header length field) (ccd698df-8e20-11d8-90d1-0020ed76ef5a)
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OpenVAS ID: 52481
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: racoon
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Racoon 2004-04-08a

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04/13/2004 +11 days 🔍
04/14/2004 +1 days 🔍
04/19/2004 +5 days 🔍
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04/26/2004 +6 days 🔍
06/01/2004 +36 days 🔍
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07/13/2005 +407 days 🔍
07/25/2005 +12 days 🔍
10/16/2014 +3370 days 🔍
06/07/2019 +1695 days 🔍

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Advisory: redhat.com
Researcher: John Lampe
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2004-0403 (🔍)
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X-Force: 15893
SecurityTracker: 1009937
Vulnerability Center: 8707 - DoS in Racoon < 20040408a via ISAKMP Packet with Large Length Field, High
SecurityFocus: 10172 - KAME Racoon Malformed ISAKMP Packet Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 11410 - KAME Racoon ISAKMP Header Length Field Denial of Service, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 5491 - KAME Racoon ISAKMP Header Length DoS

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 10/16/2014 17:32
Updated: 06/07/2019 17:03
Changes: 10/16/2014 17:32 (90), 06/07/2019 17:03 (2)
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