CVE-2015-3204

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-3204
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-07-01 14:59:08 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
Descriptionlibreswan 3.9 through 3.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon restart) via an IKEv1 packet with (1) unassigned bits set in the IPSEC DOI value or (2) the next payload value set to ISAKMP_NEXT_SAK.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Libreswan Libreswan 3.10 All All All
Application Libreswan Libreswan 3.11 All All All
Application Libreswan Libreswan 3.12 All All All
Application Libreswan Libreswan 3.9 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
libreswan.org/security/CVE-2015-3204/CVE-2015-3204.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 libreswan.org Vendor Advisory
Libreswan 'pluto/ikev1.c' Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Libreswan: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201603-13) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com | CVE-2015-3204 MITRE access.redhat.com
Bug 1223361 – CVE-2015-3204 libreswan: crafted IKE packet causes daemon restart MITRE bugzilla.redhat.com
MISC:https://libreswan.org/security/CVE-2015-3204/CVE-2015-3204-libreswan.patch MITRE libreswan.org
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