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Amazon Linux AMI : openswan (ALAS-2013-192)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 69750
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.Description
A buffer overflow flaw was found in Openswan. If Opportunistic Encryption were enabled ('oe=yes' in '/etc/ipsec.conf') and an RSA key configured, an attacker able to cause a system to perform a DNS lookup for an attacker-controlled domain containing malicious records (such as by sending an email that triggers a DKIM or SPF DNS record lookup) could cause Openswan's pluto IKE daemon to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with root privileges. With 'oe=yes' but no RSA key configured, the issue can only be triggered by attackers on the local network who can control the reverse DNS entry of the target system. Opportunistic Encryption is disabled by default.(CVE-2013-2053)
Solution
Run 'yum update openswan' to update your system.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 69750
File Name: ala_ALAS-2013-192.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 9/4/2013
Updated: 4/18/2018
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:openswan, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:openswan-doc, cpe:/o:amazon:linux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:openswan-debuginfo
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 5/24/2013
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2013-2053