Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 7.04 / 7.10 / 8.04 LTS : ipsec-tools vulnerabilities (USN-641-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 34116

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

It was discovered that there were multiple ways to leak memory during the IKE negotiation when handling certain packets. If a remote attacker sent repeated malicious requests, the 'racoon' key exchange server could allocate large amounts of memory, possibly leading to a denial of service.

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Solution

Update the affected ipsec-tools and / or racoon packages.

See Also

https://usn.ubuntu.com/641-1/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 34116

File Name: ubuntu_USN-641-1.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/9/2008

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ipsec-tools, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:racoon, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/8/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-3651, CVE-2008-3652

BID: 30657

CWE: 200, 399

USN: 641-1