Description
An issue was discovered in Libreswan before 4.12. When an IKEv1 Quick Mode connection configured with ID_IPV4_ADDR or ID_IPV6_ADDR receives an IDcr payload with ID_FQDN, a NULL pointer dereference causes a crash and restart of the pluto daemon. NOTE: the earliest affected version is 4.6.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 6.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- https://github.com/libreswan/libreswan/tagsThird Party Advisory
- https://libreswan.org/security/CVE-2023-38711/Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libreswan/libreswan/tagsThird Party Advisory
- https://libreswan.org/security/CVE-2023-38711/Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 25, 2023
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified