CVE-2010-3302 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Remote authenticated gateways can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via buffer overflow in Openswan client.

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

What is CVE-2010-3302?

CVE-2010-3302 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Oct 2010. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Buffer overflow in programs/pluto/xauth.c in the client in Openswan 2.6.25 through 2.6.28 might allow remote authenticated gateways to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via long (1) cisco_dns_info or (2) cisco_domain_info data in a packet.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3302?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Xelerance Openswan.

How do I fix CVE-2010-3302?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2010-3302 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3302 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fmrf-vrjc-f4q9.

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