Openswan up to 2.6.16 IKE Daemon resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Openswan up to 2.6.16. Impacted is an unknown function of the component IKE Daemon. The manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-4073. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Openswan up to 2.6.16. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component IKE Daemon. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Use-after-free vulnerability in the cryptographic helper handler functionality in Openswan 2.3.0 through 2.6.36 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (pluto IKE daemon crash) via vectors related to the (1) quick_outI1_continue and (2) quick_outI1 functions.

The weakness was published 11/17/2011 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securitytracker.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2011-4073. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. A authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69577 (Amazon Linux AMI : openswan (ALAS-2011-18)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 156005 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for Openswan (ELSA-2011-1422)).

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 (71045), Tenable (69577), SecurityFocus (BID 50440†), SecurityTracker (ID 1026268†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-33736†). Similar entry is available at VDB-59457. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 69577
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : openswan (ALAS-2011-18)
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OpenVAS ID: 70692
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2374-1 (openswan)
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10/18/2011 🔍
10/28/2011 +10 days 🔍
10/31/2011 +3 days 🔍
11/08/2011 +8 days 🔍
11/17/2011 +9 days 🔍
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09/04/2013 +657 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +565 days 🔍
01/05/2025 +3576 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2011:1422⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-4073 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-4073
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-59460

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X-Force: 71045
SecurityFocus: 50440 - Openswan Crpyotgraphic Helper Use After Free Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 46678
SecurityTracker: 1026268
Vulnerability Center: 33736 - Openswan 2.3.0 to 2.6.36 Cryptographic Helper Handler Remote DoS due to Use-After-Free Error, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 01/05/2025 20:55
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (58), 04/04/2017 11:41 (9), 11/26/2021 14:40 (6), 11/26/2021 14:45 (1), 11/26/2021 14:50 (2), 08/07/2024 10:24 (16), 01/05/2025 20:55 (6)
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