CVE-2014-2037 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 26 Nov 2014 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Openswan by sending malformed IKEv2 packets, triggering a NULL pointer dereference and daemon restart.

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-2014-2037?

CVE-2014-2037 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Nov 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Openswan 2.6.40 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and IKE daemon restart) via IKEv2 packets that lack expected payloads. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE 2013-6466.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2037?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Xelerance Openswan.

How do I fix CVE-2014-2037?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-2037 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2014-2037 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2037 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4v68-wgfw-m69v.