RHEL 3 / 4 : ipsec-tools (RHSA-2006:0267)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 21286

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.

Description

Updated ipsec-tools packages that fix a bug in racoon are now available.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

The ipsec-tools package is used in conjunction with the IPsec functionality in the linux kernel and includes racoon, an IKEv1 keying daemon.

A denial of service flaw was found in the ipsec-tools racoon daemon.
If a victim's machine has racoon configured in a non-recommended insecure manner, it is possible for a remote attacker to crash the racoon daemon. (CVE-2005-3732)

Users of ipsec-tools should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches, and are not vulnerable to these issues.

Solution

Update the affected ipsec-tools package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 21286

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2006-0267.nasl

Version: 1.26

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 4/26/2006

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ipsec-tools, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Patch Publication Date: 4/25/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/18/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-3666, CVE-2005-3667, CVE-2005-3668, CVE-2005-3732

RHSA: 2006:0267

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