Unscored severity · published Oct 14, 2008
CVE-2008-4551
strongSwan 4.2.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via an IKE_SA_INIT message with a large number of NULL values in a Key Exchange…
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CVSS
2.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
strongSwan 4.2.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via an IKE_SA_INIT message with a large number of NULL values in a Key Exchange payload, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference for the return value of the mpz_export function in the GNU Multiprecision Library (GMP).
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.5% · higher than 85% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ST
Strongswan · Strongswan
through 4.2.6; 2.0.0; 2.0.1; 2.0.2; 2.1.0; 2.1.1; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4551
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4551
download.strongswan.org
http://download.strongswan.org/CHANGES4.txt
labs.mudynamics.com
http://labs.mudynamics.com/advisories/MU-200809-01.txt
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31963
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31291
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020903
www.vupen.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2660
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