CVE-2001-0284 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow in the OpenBSD IPSEC authentication mechanism.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2001-0284?
CVE-2001-0284 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Openbsd Openbsd, published on 7 May 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in IPSEC authentication mechanism for OpenBSD 2.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary commands via a malformed Authentication header (AH) IPv4 option.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0284?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Openbsd Openbsd.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0284?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0284 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2001-0284 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0284 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Openbsd Openbsd
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fjrf-xfvw-v4r3.