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CVE-2020-1763
An out-of-bounds buffer read flaw was found in the pluto...
Vulnerability Description
An out-of-bounds buffer read flaw was found in the pluto daemon of libreswan from versions 3.27 till 3.31 where, an unauthenticated attacker could use this flaw to crash libreswan by sending specially-crafted IKEv1 Informational Exchange packets. The daemon respawns after the crash.
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://libreswan.org/security/CVE-2020-1763/CVE-2020-1763.txt
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1763
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1813329
- https://github.com/libreswan/libreswan/commit/471a3e41a449d7c753bc4edbba4239501bb62ba8
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4684
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-21
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-379803.pdf
- https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-040-04
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Vulnerable Versions:
from versions 3.27 till 3.31
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 12th, 2020
Last Modified:
August 4th, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H