Debian DSA-3272-1 : ipsec-tools - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 83789

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Javantea discovered a NULL pointer dereference flaw in racoon, the Internet Key Exchange daemon of ipsec-tools. A remote attacker can use this flaw to cause the IKE daemon to crash via specially crafted UDP packets, resulting in a denial of service.

Solution

Upgrade the ipsec-tools packages.

For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 1:0.8.0-14+deb7u1.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 1:0.8.2+20140711-2+deb8u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 83789

File Name: debian_DSA-3272.nasl

Version: 2.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 5/26/2015

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

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

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ipsec-tools, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/23/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-4047

DSA: 3272

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