CVE-2010-3302

CVE-2010-3302 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the client component of Openswan versions 2.6.25 through 2.6.28, specifically within the programs/pluto/xauth.c file. This flaw allows remote authenticated gateways to potentially execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service by sending excessively long cisco_dns_info or cisco_domain_info data in a packet. With a CVSS score of 6.5, this vulnerability is of medium severity, indicating that an attacker could exploit it over the network with low complexity, given authentication, leading to partial impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.