CVE-2014-2891 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting strongSwan versions prior to 5.1.2. Remote attackers can exploit this by sending a specially crafted ID_DER_ASN1_DN ID payload, leading to a NULL pointer dereference and a crash of the IKE daemon. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring no authentication, and resulting in a complete loss of availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:debian:strongswan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 5.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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