ipsec-tools resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in ipsec-tools and classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. This manipulation causes resource management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-3652. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

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), Tenable (34052), SecurityFocus (BID 30657†), OSVDB (47460†) and Secunia (SA35074†). The entries VDB-3978, VDB-23858, VDB-30376 and VDB-40710 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-3652 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3652
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43669

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X-Force: 44424
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
SecurityTracker: 1020692
Vulnerability Center: 19343 - ipsec-tools < 0.7.1 Racoon Daemon Remote Dos via an Orphaned Phase 1 Handle, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-2844

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Created: 03/17/2015 12:19
Updated: 03/27/2025 18:35
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 (82), 08/16/2019 09:59 (5), 03/27/2025 18:35 (17)
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