CVE-2008-3652

Description

src/racoon/handler.c in racoon in ipsec-tools does not remove an "orphaned ph1" (phase 1) handle when it has been initiated remotely, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption).

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 17.87% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44424 vdb entry
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:181 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020692 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2378 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30657 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/32971 third party advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2844 vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-03.xml vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10448 signature vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/31478 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32759 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31624 third party advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-641-1 vendor advisory
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=48a0c7a0.qPeWZAE0PY8bDDq%2B%25olel%40ans.pl&forum_name=ipsec-tools-devel mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0849.html vendor advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=501026

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3652?
CVE-2008-3652 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3652?
To fix CVE-2008-3652, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-3652 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-3652 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~18% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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