CVE-2005-0162

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Summary

CVECVE-2005-0162
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-01-26 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionStack-based buffer overflow in the get_internal_addresses function in the pluto application for Openswan 1.x before 1.0.9, and Openswan 2.x before 2.3.0, when compiled with XAUTH and PAM enabled, allows remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Openswan Openswan All All All All
Application Xelerance Openswan 2.3.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.osvdb.org/13195 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
Secunia - Advisories - Openswan XAUTH/PAM Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
[SECURITY] Fedora Core 3 Update: openswan-2.1.5-2.FC3.1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Openswan Pluto get_internal_addresses() Remote Buffer Overflow Lets Remote Authenticated Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Openswan: IDEF0785 - Openswan XAUTH/PAM Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openswan.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Xelerance Corporation Openswan XAUTH/PAM Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Secunia - Advisories - Fedora update for openswan af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Accenture | Let there be change af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.idefense.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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