Openswan CVE-2013-2053 DNS TXT Record Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:59838

Info

Openswan CVE-2013-2053 DNS TXT Record Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 59838
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2013-2053
Remote: Yes
Local: Yes
Published: May 13 2013 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 19 2015 09:22AM
Credit: Florian Weimer of the Red Hat Product Security Team
Vulnerable: SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMware 11 SP2
+ Linux kernel 2.6.5
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
+ Linux kernel 2.6.5
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4
+ Linux kernel 2.6.5
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP4
+ Linux kernel 2.6.5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 client
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server
Oracle Enterprise Linux 6.2
Oracle Enterprise Linux 6
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux 6.0 sparc
Debian Linux 6.0 s/390
Debian Linux 6.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 6.0 mips
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 6.0 arm
Debian Linux 6.0 amd64
CentOS CentOS 5
Avaya Aura Application Server 5300 SIP Core 2.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Openswan CVE-2013-2053 DNS TXT Record Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Openswan is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied input.



Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code within the context of the affected application or cause the application to crash, resulting in denial-of-service conditions.



Openswan 1.0 through 2.6.38 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Openswan CVE-2013-2053 DNS TXT Record Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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

Solution / Fix

Openswan CVE-2013-2053 DNS TXT Record Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently, we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

References

Openswan CVE-2013-2053 DNS TXT Record Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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