ipsec-tools: NULL pointer dereference in racoon/gssapi.c
Published May 29, 2015
7.8
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 9.81%
Description
racoon/gssapi.c in IPsec-Tools 0.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and IKE daemon crash) via a series of crafted UDP requests.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 0.8.2
Configuration 2
- 12.04
Configuration 3
- 20
- 21
Configuration 4
- ≥ 11.4.0 · ≤ 11.6.4
- ≥ 12.0.0 · ≤ 12.1.4
- 13.0.0
Configuration 5
- ≥ 11.0.0 · ≤ 11.6.4
- ≥ 12.0.0 · ≤ 12.1.4
- 13.0.0
Configuration 6
- ≥ 11.3.0 · ≤ 11.6.4
- ≥ 12.0.0 · ≤ 12.1.4
- 13.0.0
Configuration 7
- ≥ 11.0.0 · ≤ 11.6.4
- ≥ 12.0.0 · ≤ 12.1.4
- 13.0.0
Configuration 8
- ≥ 11.0.0 · ≤ 11.6.4
- ≥ 12.0.0 · ≤ 12.1.4
- 13.0.0
Configuration 9
- ≥ 11.0.0 · ≤ 11.6.4
- ≥ 12.0.0 · ≤ 12.1.4
- 13.0.0
Configuration 10
- ≥ 12.0.0 · ≤ 12.1.4
- 13.0.0
Configuration 11
- ≥ 11.0.0 · ≤ 11.3.0
- ≥ 11.0.0 · ≤ 11.6.4
Configuration 12
- ≥ 11.0.0 · ≤ 11.6.4
- ≥ 12.0.0 · ≤ 12.1.4
- 13.0.0
Configuration 13
- ≥ 11.3.0 · ≤ 11.6.4
- ≥ 12.0.0 · ≤ 12.1.4
- 13.0.0
Configuration 14
- ≥ 11.0.0 · ≤ 11.4.1
- ≥ 11.0.0 · ≤ 11.3.0
- ≥ 11.0.0 · ≤ 11.3.0
- 4.5.0
- 4.6.0
- ≥ 4.0.0 · ≤ 4.5.0
- 1.0.0
- ≥ 4.2.0 · ≤ 4.5.0
- ≥ 4.0.0 · ≤ 4.5.0
- ≥ 3.0.0 · ≤ 3.1.1
Configuration 15
- 7.0
- 8.0
- 9.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
ipsec-tools
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ipsec-tools | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is now in Production 3 Phase of the support and maintenance life cycle. This has been rated as having Moderate security impact and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 9.81% (0.09809) | 95.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 9.62% (0.09616) | 94.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 20, 2025 | 3.59% (0.03587) | 87.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.35% (0.06351) | 90.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 25.02% (0.25022) | 93.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.35% (0.06351) | 90.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.53% (0.01533) | 87.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 18, 2024 | 1.78% (0.01777) | 87.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.37% (0.01370) | 84.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.58% (0.06576) | 91.38th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.58% (0.06576) | 90.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.58% (0.06576) | 78.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (17)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/159482.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/159549.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131992/IPsec-Tools-0.8.2-Denial-Of-Service.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/May/81 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/May/83 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3272 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/20/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/21/11 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74739 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032397 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2623-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-4047 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1223419 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4047
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K05013313 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://www.altsci.com/ipsec/ipsec-tools-sa.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-4047
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