The pluto IKE daemon in libreswan before 3.15 and Openswan before 2.6.45, when built with NSS, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon restart) via a zero DH g^x value in a KE payload in a IKE packet.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade libreswan | Dec 1, 2016 | Nov 9, 2015 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-misc/libreswan. | Oct 30, 2017 | Nov 9, 2015 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade libreswan | Oct 16, 2024 | Nov 9, 2015 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Aug 25, 2015 |
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