CVE-2008-3652
HIGH · CVSS 7.8EPSS 3.4%EU EUVD
src/racoon/handler.c in racoon in ipsec-tools does not remove an "orphaned ph1" (phase 1) handle when it has been initiated remotely, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption).
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.8 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-399
- EPSS score
- 3.4% (89th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-3638)
- Published
- August 13, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-3638 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on March 27, 2025.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- ipsec-tools / ipsec-tools
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31478
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31624
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32759
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32971
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-03.xml
- http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=48a0c7a0.qPeWZAE0PY8bDDq%2B%25olel%40ans.pl&forum_name=ipsec-tools-devel
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:181
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0849.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30657
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020692
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-641-1
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html(US Government Resource)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2378
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2844
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=501026
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44424
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10448
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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