CVE-2023-38712

Description

An issue was discovered in Libreswan 3.x and 4.x before 4.12. When an IKEv1 ISAKMP SA Informational Exchange packet contains a Delete/Notify payload followed by further Notifies that act on the ISAKMP SA, such as a duplicated Delete/Notify message, a NULL pointer dereference on the deleted state causes the pluto daemon to crash and restart.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.04%
Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory libreswan.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/libreswan/libreswan/tags third party advisory
https://libreswan.org/security/CVE-2023-38712/ third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-38712?
CVE-2023-38712 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-38712?
To fix CVE-2023-38712, 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-2023-38712 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-38712 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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