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High
CVE-2016-5391
libreswan before 3.18 allows remote attackers to cause a denial...
Vulnerability Description
libreswan before 3.18 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and pluto daemon restart).
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/65R6OA5AY7K2UBQUDOLOS5Y3SCULQI6I/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UKMS7R4TG6LTAGEBOWVUXF6LAWQXLNXV/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1356183
- https://libreswan.org/security/CVE-2016-5391/CVE-2016-5391.txt
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Affected Vendor
libreswan
View all reports →Affected Software
libreswan, fedora
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 23, 24
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 13th, 2017
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.