CVE-2016-5361 (GCVE-0-2016-5361)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-06-16 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 01:01
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
programs/pluto/ikev1.c in libreswan before 3.17 retransmits in initial-responder states, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (traffic amplification) via a spoofed UDP packet. NOTE: the original behavior complies with the IKEv1 protocol, but has a required security update from the libreswan vendor; as of 2016-06-10, it is expected that several other IKEv1 implementations will have vendor-required security updates, with separate CVE IDs assigned to each.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://lists.libreswan.org/pipermail/swan-dev/20… | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2603.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://github.com/libreswan/libreswan/commit/152… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/10/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
Date Public
2016-03-13 00:00
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