strongSwan up to 4.1.4 mpz_export resource management

CVSS Meta Temp Score
CVSS is a standardized scoring system to determine possibilities of attacks. The Temp Score considers temporal factors like disclosure, exploit and countermeasures. The unique Meta Score calculates the average score of different sources to provide a normalized scoring system.
Current Exploit Price (≈)
Our analysts are monitoring exploit markets and are in contact with vulnerability brokers. The range indicates the observed or calculated exploit price to be seen on exploit markets. A good indicator to understand the monetary effort required for and the popularity of an attack.
CTI Interest Score
Our Cyber Threat Intelligence team is monitoring different web sites, mailing lists, exploit markets and social media networks. The CTI Interest Score identifies the interest of attackers and the security community for this specific vulnerability in real-time. A high score indicates an elevated risk to be targeted for this vulnerability.
5.0$0-$5k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in strongSwan up to 4.1.4. This vulnerability affects the function mpz_export. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-4551. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in strongSwan up to 4.1.4 (Network Encryption Software). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function mpz_export. 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. CVE summarizes:

strongSwan 4.2.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via an IKE_SA_INIT message with a large number of NULL values in a Key Exchange payload, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference for the return value of the mpz_export function in the GNU Multiprecision Library (GMP).

The weakness was released 10/14/2008 with Mu Dynamics (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-4551 since 10/14/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 41585 (SuSE 10 Security Update : strongswan (ZYPP Patch Number 5693)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (45277), Tenable (41585), SecurityFocus (BID 31291†), Secunia (SA31963†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1020903†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-48459, VDB-48458 and VDB-47451. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Name

Version

License

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

AVACAuCIA
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
VectorComplexityAuthenticationConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Proof-of-Concept

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

0-DayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
TodayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

Nessus ID: 41585
Nessus Name: SuSE 10 Security Update : strongswan (ZYPP Patch Number 5693)
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
Nessus Family: 🔍
Nessus Port: 🔍

OpenVAS ID: 65848
OpenVAS Name: SLES10: Security update for strongswan
OpenVAS File: 🔍
OpenVAS Family: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Timelineinfo

09/18/2008 🔍
09/22/2008 +4 days 🔍
09/22/2008 +0 days 🔍
10/14/2008 +22 days 🔍
10/14/2008 +0 days 🔍
10/14/2008 +0 days 🔍
07/07/2009 +266 days 🔍
07/21/2009 +14 days 🔍
09/24/2009 +65 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2000 days 🔍
08/02/2021 +2330 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Organization: Mu Dynamics
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2008-4551 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4551
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44476
X-Force: 45277
SecurityFocus: 31291 - strongSwan 'mpz_export()' Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 31963 - strongSwan IKEv2 Daemon Denial of Service Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
SecurityTracker: 1020903 - strongSwan IKE_SA_INIT Null Pointer Dereference Lets Remote Users Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 22926 - StrongSwan \x3C\x3D 4.2.6 IKE_SA_INIT Message Remote DoS Vulnerability, High
Vupen: ADV-2008-2660

See also: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/02/2021 12:14
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (62), 02/12/2017 12:46 (18), 08/02/2021 12:14 (3)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216:410:103

Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Discussion

No comments yet. Languages: en.

Please log in to comment.

◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸

Want to know what is going to be exploited?

We predict KEV entries!