CVE-2015-3240
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CVE-2015-3240 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 2.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Libreswan | Libreswan | 3.14 |
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- Status
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