CentOS 3 / 4 / 5 : ipsec-tools (CESA-2008:0849)

high Nessus Plugin ID 34052

Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing a security update.

Description

An updated ipsec-tools package that fixes two security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5.

This update has been rated as having important 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.

Two denial of service flaws were found in the ipsec-tools racoon daemon. It was possible for a remote attacker to cause the racoon daemon to consume all available memory. (CVE-2008-3651, CVE-2008-3652)

Users of ipsec-tools should upgrade to this updated package, which contains backported patches that resolve these issues.

Solution

Update the affected ipsec-tools package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 34052

File Name: centos_RHSA-2008-0849.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: CentOS Local Security Checks

Published: 8/27/2008

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:centos:centos:3, cpe:/o:centos:centos:4, cpe:/o:centos:centos:5, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:ipsec-tools

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/26/2008

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/12/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-3651, CVE-2008-3652

BID: 30657

CWE: 200, 399

RHSA: 2008:0849

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