CVE-2005-0162

CVE-2005-0162 describes a stack-based buffer overflow in the get_internal_addresses function of Openswan versions 1.x before 1.0.9 and 2.x before 2.3.0. This vulnerability specifically affects installations compiled with XAUTH and PAM enabled, allowing remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code. With a CVSS score of 7.2, it is considered high severity, indicating that an attacker with local access and low attack complexity could achieve complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, or KEV listing, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, suggesting awareness among security researchers.