CVE-2013-6466 Affecting openswan package, versions <0:2.6.37-3.17.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.2% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-OPENSWAN-1672689
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed26 Jan 2014

Introduced: 26 Jan 2014

CVE-2013-6466  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 openswan to version 0:2.6.37-3.17.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2014-303.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openswan package and not the openswan package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

Openswan 2.6.39 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and IKE daemon restart) via IKEv2 packets that lack expected payloads.

CVSS Scores

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