CVE-2010-3308
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5EPSS 4.0%EU EUVD
Buffer overflow in programs/pluto/xauth.c in the client in Openswan 2.6.26 through 2.6.28 might allow remote authenticated gateways to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a long cisco_banner (aka server_banner) field.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.5 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-94
- EPSS score
- 4.0% (91th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2010-3306)
- Published
- October 5, 2010
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-3306 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- xelerance / openswan
- xelerance / openswan
- xelerance / openswan
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-October/048999.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-October/049053.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-October/049073.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41769
- http://www.openswan.org/download/CVE-2010-3308/CVE-2010-3308.txt(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.openswan.org/download/CVE-2010-3308/openswan-2.6.26-2.6.28-CVE-2010-330x.patch(Patch)
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0892.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43588
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024749
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2526(Vendor Advisory)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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