CVE-2010-3308
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Buffer overflow in programs/pluto/xauth.c in the client in Openswan 2.6.26 through 2.6.28 might allow remote authenticated gateways to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a long cisco_banner (aka server_banner) field.
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CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 7.1 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact | Complete |
| Integrity Impact | Complete |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (openswan) | RHSA-2010:0892 | 2010-11-16 |
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank the Openswan project for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges D. Hugh Redelmeier and Paul Wouters as the original reporters.CVE description copyright © 2017, The MITRE Corporation