What is the severity of CVE-2011-3380?

CVE-2011-3380 has been classified as a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause a denial of service.

How do I fix CVE-2011-3380?

To fix CVE-2011-3380, update your Openswan installation to version 2.6.36 or later, which addresses the vulnerability.

What software versions are affected by CVE-2011-3380?

CVE-2011-3380 affects Openswan versions 2.6.29 through 2.6.35.

What type of attack does CVE-2011-3380 involve?

CVE-2011-3380 involves a denial of service attack caused by a NULL pointer dereference due to an invalid KEY_LENGTH attribute.

Can CVE-2011-3380 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2011-3380 can be exploited remotely by sending a specially crafted ISAKMP message.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2011-3380

medium

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other 476

17/11/2011

6/8/2024

CVE-2011-3380: Null Pointer Dereference

First published: Thu Nov 17 2011(Updated: )

Openswan 2.6.29 through 2.6.35 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and pluto IKE daemon crash) via an ISAKMP message with an invalid KEY_LENGTH attribute, which is not properly handled by the error handling function.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Openswan	=2.6.29
Openswan	=2.6.30
Openswan	=2.6.31
Openswan	=2.6.32
Openswan	=2.6.33
Openswan	=2.6.34
Openswan	=2.6.35

Remedy

http://www.openswan.org/download/CVE-2011-3380/CVE-2011-3380.txt

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-3380?
CVE-2011-3380 has been classified as a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause a denial of service.
How do I fix CVE-2011-3380?
To fix CVE-2011-3380, update your Openswan installation to version 2.6.36 or later, which addresses the vulnerability.
What software versions are affected by CVE-2011-3380?
CVE-2011-3380 affects Openswan versions 2.6.29 through 2.6.35.
What type of attack does CVE-2011-3380 involve?
CVE-2011-3380 involves a denial of service attack caused by a NULL pointer dereference due to an invalid KEY_LENGTH attribute.
Can CVE-2011-3380 be exploited remotely?
Yes, CVE-2011-3380 can be exploited remotely by sending a specially crafted ISAKMP message.

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