KAME Racoon Malformed ISAKMP Packet Headers Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:12804

Info

KAME Racoon Malformed ISAKMP Packet Headers Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 12804
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2005-0398
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Mar 14 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 10:56AM
Credit: Discovery is credited to Sebastian Krahmer.
Vulnerable: SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
SGI ProPack 3.0
SCO Unixware 7.1.4
SCO Open Server 6.0
S.u.S.E. Novell Linux Desktop 9.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1
Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 3
Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 3
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 3
Redhat Desktop 4.0
Redhat Desktop 3.0
KAME Racoon 20050307
KAME Racoon 20050228
KAME Racoon 20050221
KAME Racoon 20050214
KAME Racoon 20050207
KAME Racoon 20050131
KAME Racoon 20050124
KAME Racoon 20050117
KAME Racoon 20050110
KAME Racoon 20050103
KAME Racoon 20040503
KAME Racoon 20040407b
KAME Racoon 20040405
KAME Racoon 20030711
+ FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.9
KAME Racoon
+ FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.9
+ NetBSD NetBSD 1.6.1
+ NetBSD NetBSD 1.6
IPsec-Tools IPsec-Tools 0.5
+ Redhat Fedora Core3
 + Redhat Fedora Core2
 IPsec-Tools IPsec-Tools 0.3.3
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ppc
 + Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia64
 + Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 4.1 ia32
 Gentoo Linux
ALT Linux ALT Linux Junior 2.3
ALT Linux ALT Linux Compact 2.3
Not Vulnerable: KAME Racoon 20050314
IPsec-Tools IPsec-Tools 0.5.1

Discussion

KAME Racoon Malformed ISAKMP Packet Headers Denial of Service Vulnerability

KAME's racoon is reported prone to a vulnerability that may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition in the application.

This issue arises from a boundary condition error when the application handles malformed ISAKMP packets.

Versions of racoon prior to 20050307 are considered vulnerable to this issue.

Exploit / POC

KAME Racoon Malformed ISAKMP Packet Headers Denial of Service Vulnerability


Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected]

Solution / Fix

KAME Racoon Malformed ISAKMP Packet Headers Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:

The vendor has released a SNAP upgrade to address this issue.

Please see the referenced advisories for further information.


KAME Racoon 20050214

KAME Racoon 20050110

KAME Racoon 20040405

KAME Racoon 20050103

KAME Racoon 20050207

KAME Racoon 20040503

KAME Racoon 20050307

KAME Racoon 20050117

KAME Racoon 20050124

KAME Racoon 20050228

KAME Racoon 20050221

KAME Racoon 20030711

KAME Racoon 20050131

KAME Racoon 20040407b

KAME Racoon

IPsec-Tools IPsec-Tools 0.3.3

IPsec-Tools IPsec-Tools 0.5

SCO Open Server 6.0

SCO Unixware 7.1.4

S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1 x86_64

S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1

S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2

S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2 x86_64

References

KAME Racoon Malformed ISAKMP Packet Headers Denial of Service Vulnerability

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