ipsec-tools resource management

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in ipsec-tools (the affected version unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

src/racoon/handler.c in racoon in ipsec-tools does not remove an "orphaned ph1" (phase 1) handle when it has been initiated remotely, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption).

The bug was discovered 07/24/2008. The weakness was shared 08/12/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-3652 since 08/12/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 19 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34052 (CentOS 3 / 4 / 5 : ipsec-tools (CESA-2008:0849)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117251 (CentOS Security Update for ipsec (CESA-2008:0849)).

Upgrading 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 (44424) and Tenable (34052). The entries 3978, 23858, 30376 and 40710 are related to this item.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 34052
Nessus Name: CentOS 3 / 4 / 5 : ipsec-tools (CESA-2008:0849)
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OpenVAS ID: 63991
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Core 9 FEDORA-2009-4291 (ipsec-tools)
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Advisory: us-cert.gov
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CVE: CVE-2008-3652 (🔍)
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X-Force: 44424
SecurityTracker: 1020692
Vulnerability Center: 19343 - ipsec-tools < 0.7.1 Racoon Daemon Remote Dos via an Orphaned Phase 1 Handle, Medium
SecurityFocus: 30657 - IPsec-Tools Multiple Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 35074 - Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 47460 - CVE-2008-3652 - Ipsec-tools - Denial-Of-Service Issue
Vupen: ADV-2008-2844

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Created: 03/17/2015 12:19
Updated: 08/16/2019 09:59
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 (82), 08/16/2019 09:59 (5)
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