CVE-2009-1574 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 6 May 2009 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash the racoon daemon by sending crafted fragmented packets, causing a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2009-1574?

CVE-2009-1574 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 May 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

racoon/isakmp_frag.c in ipsec-tools before 0.7.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted fragmented packets without a payload, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1574?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ipsec-Tools Ipsec-Tools.

How do I fix CVE-2009-1574?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2009-1574 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-1574 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x442-849f-mv4r.