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ipsec-tools KAME racoon Daemon ISAKMP Header Parsing Remote DoS

high Nessus Plugin ID 17655

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Synopsis

The remote server is vulnerable to a denial of service.

Description

The remote IPSEC server seems to have a problem negotiating malformed ISAKMP packets.

An attacker may use this flaw to crash the remote host repeatedly and disable your VPN remotely.

Solution

Contact your vendor for a patch.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 17655

File Name: racoon_isakmp_dos.nasl

Version: 1.21

Type: remote

Published: 3/30/2005

Updated: 3/6/2019

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/12/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0398

BID: 12804