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CVE-2015-3240
Published:November 09, 2015
Updated:May 17, 2026
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.
Related Resources (9)
https://lists.openswan.org/pipermail/users/2015-August/023401.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033418
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-3240
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3240
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1979.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77536
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-13
https://libreswan.org/security/CVE-2015-3240/CVE-2015-3240.txt
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
3.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
CVSS v2
Base Score:
4.3
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
EPSS
Base Score:
1.20