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GLSA-200404-17 : ipsec-tools and iputils contain a remote DoS vulnerability

medium Nessus Plugin ID 14482

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200404-17 (ipsec-tools and iputils contain a remote DoS vulnerability)

 When racoon receives an ISAKMP header, it allocates memory based on the length of the header field. Thus, an attacker may be able to cause a Denial of Services by creating a header that is large enough to consume all available system resources.
 Impact :

 This vulnerability may allow an attacker to remotely cause a Denial of Service.
 Workaround :

 A workaround is not currently known for this issue. All users are advised to upgrade to the latest version of the affected package.

Solution

ipsec-tools users should upgrade to version 0.2.5 or later:
 # emerge sync # emerge -pv '>=net-firewall/ipsec-tools-0.3.1' # emerge '>=net-firewall/ipsec-tools-0.3.1' iputils users should upgrade to version 021109-r3 or later:
 # emerge sync # emerge -pv '>=net-misc/iputils-021109-r3' # emerge '>=net-misc/iputils-021109-r3'

See Also

http://ipsec-tools.sourceforge.net/

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200404-17

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 14482

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200404-17.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Published: 8/30/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:gentoo:linux, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:iputils, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:ipsec-tools

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list, Host/Gentoo/arch

Patch Publication Date: 4/24/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0403

GLSA: 200404-17