CVE-2014-2037

Description

Openswan 2.6.40 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and IKE daemon restart) via IKEv2 packets that lack expected payloads. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE 2013-6466.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.73% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory openswan.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/18/1 mailing list
https://lists.openswan.org/pipermail/users/2014-February/022898.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/20/2 mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65629 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-2037?
CVE-2014-2037 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-2037?
To fix CVE-2014-2037, 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-2014-2037 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-2037 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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