Vulnerability Details : CVE-2015-3240
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.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2015-3240
- cpe:2.3:a:libreswan:libreswan:3.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-3240
1.10%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 76 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2015-3240
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
8.6
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2.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2015-3240
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2015-3240
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-13
Libreswan: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201603-13) — Gentoo security
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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
Oracle Linux Bulletin - October 2015
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1979.html
RHSA-2015:1979 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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https://libreswan.org/security/CVE-2015-3240/CVE-2015-3240.txt
Vendor Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77536
Libreswan and Openswan CVE-2015-3240 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033418
Openswan Diffie Hellman Parameter Processing Flaw Lets Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker
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https://lists.openswan.org/pipermail/users/2015-August/023401.html
[Openswan Users] Openswan 2.6.45 releasedVendor Advisory
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