IPsec-Tools Racoon Phase 1 Handle Cleanup Flaw May Let Remote Users Deny Service
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1020692 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1020692
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2008-3652
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Aug 13 2008
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Impact:
Denial of service via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in IPsec-Tools. A remote user can cause denial of service conditions.
The software does not remove orphaned Phase 1 handles for remotely initiated negotiations. A remote user may be able to cause excessive resource consumption on the target system.
The vulnerability resides in 'src/racoon/handler.c'.
Krzysztof Piotr Oledzki reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can cause excessive resource consumption on the target system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a source code fix.
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=48a0c7a0.qPeWZAE0PY8bDDq%2B%25olel%40ans.pl&forum_name=ipsec-tools-devel
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Vendor URL: ipsec-tools.sourceforge.net/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Randomization error
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Underlying OS:
Linux (Any), UNIX (Any)
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Message History:
This archive entry has one or more follow-up message(s) listed below.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:28:46 -0400
Subject: ipsec-tools
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http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=48a0c7a0.qPeWZAE0PY8bDDq%2B%25olel%40ans.pl&forum_name=ipsec-tools-devel
CVE-2008-3652
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