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USN-785-1: ipsec-tools vulnerabilities

9 June 2009

ipsec-tools vulnerabilities

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Details

It was discovered that ipsec-tools did not properly handle certain
fragmented packets. A remote attacker could send specially crafted packets
to the server and cause a denial of service. (CVE-2009-1574)

It was discovered that ipsec-tools did not properly handle memory usage
when verifying certificate signatures or processing nat-traversal
keep-alive messages. A remote attacker could send specially crafted packets
to the server and exhaust available memory, leading to a denial of service.
(CVE-2009-1632)

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Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 9.04
Ubuntu 8.10
Ubuntu 8.04
Ubuntu 6.06

In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the
necessary changes.