Description
The pluto IKE daemon in libreswan before 3.15 and Openswan before 2.6.45, when built with NSS, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon restart) via a zero DH g^x value in a KE payload in a IKE packet.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.3/10
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1979.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77536
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033418
- https://libreswan.org/security/CVE-2015-3240/CVE-2015-3240.txtVendor Advisory
- https://lists.openswan.org/pipermail/users/2015-August/023401.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-13
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1979.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77536
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033418
- https://libreswan.org/security/CVE-2015-3240/CVE-2015-3240.txtVendor Advisory
- https://lists.openswan.org/pipermail/users/2015-August/023401.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-13
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 9, 2015
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified