MEDIUM
ipsec-tools: racoon memory leak caused by invalid proposals
Published Aug 13, 2008
4.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.32%
Description
Memory leak in racoon/proposal.c in the racoon daemon in ipsec-tools before 0.7.1 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via invalid proposals.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 0.2.2
- 0.2.5
- 0.3.3
- 0.5
- 0.5.1
- 0.5.2
- 0.6
- 0.6.4
- 0.6.5
- 0.6.6
- 0.6.7
- 0.7
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
ipsec-tools-0:0.2.5-0.7.rhel3.5
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0849
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
ipsec-tools-0:0.3.3-7.el4_7
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0849
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
ipsec-tools-0:0.6.5-9.el5_2.3
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0849
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | ipsec-tools-0:0.2.5-0.7.rhel3.5 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0849 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | ipsec-tools-0:0.3.3-7.el4_7 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0849 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ipsec-tools-0:0.6.5-9.el5_2.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0849 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
4.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.32% 0.02316
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02316
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 (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.32% (0.02316) | 82.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.32% (0.02316) | 81.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2026 | 4.39% (0.04391) | 89.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 28, 2025 | 5.97% (0.05971) | 90.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.69% (0.03692) | 86.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.68% (0.02682) | 76.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.69% (0.03692) | 87.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.30% (0.01298) | 86.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 9, 2024 | 1.30% (0.01298) | 85.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 4, 2024 | 2.55% (0.02552) | 90.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2023 | 1.88% (0.01884) | 86.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.81% (0.01815) | 86.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.53% (0.02528) | 81.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 2.53% (0.02528) | 81.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.40th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.53% (0.02528) | 80.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.53% (0.02528) | 58.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (2)
References (31)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://marc.info/?l=ipsec-tools-devel&m=121688914101709&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31450 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31624 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32759 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32971 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35074 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-03.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=20080724084529.GA3768%40zen.inc mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=615380&group_id=74601 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:181 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0849.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30657 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020667 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-641-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2345 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2844 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-3651 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=456660 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44395 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3651
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10453 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3651
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Aug 13, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 12, 2008
Link CVE-2008-3651
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a