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OpenBSD isakmpd Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA13443
Release Date: 2004-12-15
Popularity: 7,196 views

Critical:
Not critical
Impact: DoS
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:OpenBSD 3.x

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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in OpenBSD, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error in isakmpd and can be exploited by setting ipsec credentials on a socket.

Successful exploitation corrupts kernel memory and causes a system panic.

Solution:
Apply patch.

OpenBSD 3.6:
ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.6/common/007_pfkey.patch

OpenBSD 3.5:
ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.5/common/024_pfkey.patch

OpenBSD 3.4:
ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.4/common/035_pfkey.patch

Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by vendor.

Original Advisory:
http://www.openbsd.org/errata.html#pfkey


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