HIGH
Stack-based buffer overflow in the get_internal_addresses function in the pluto application for Openswan 1.x before 1.0.9, and Openswan 2.x before 2.3.0, when compiled with XAUTH and PAM enabled, allows remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code
Published Jan 29, 2005
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.68%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the get_internal_addresses function in the pluto application for Openswan 1.x before 1.0.9, and Openswan 2.x before 2.3.0, when compiled with XAUTH and PAM enabled, allows remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.68% 0.01677
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01677
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.68% (0.01677) | 76.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.69% (0.01691) | 74.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.30% (0.04296) | 87.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.95% (0.01952) | 72.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.30% (0.04296) | 88.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.97% (0.01969) | 89.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 6, 2024 | 1.97% (0.01969) | 87.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.31% (0.02315) | 87.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 8.34% (0.08336) | 93.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 8.34% (0.08336) | 92.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 8.34% (0.08336) | 82.36th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14038 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14062 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013014 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=190&type=vulnerabilities third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.openswan.org/support/vuln/IDEF0785/ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/13195 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-January/msg00103.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12377 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19078 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/14038 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/14062 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1013014 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=190&type=vulnerabilities | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.openswan.org/support/vuln/IDEF0785/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/13195 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-January/msg00103.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12377 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19078 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 29, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 27, 2005
Link CVE-2005-0162
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a