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Vulnerability record · CVE-2009-1632 · published 14 May 2009

CVE-2009-1632: Ipsec-tools vulnerability

IIpsec Tools · Ipsec Tools

Multiple memory leaks in Ipsec-tools before 0.7.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via vectors involving (1) signature verification during user authentication with X.509 certificates, related to the eay_check_x509sign function in src/racoon/crypto_openssl.c; and (2) the NAT-Traversal (aka NAT-T) keepalive implementation, related to src/racoon/nattraversal.c.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 2.0% · top 19.9% CWE-399 · CWE-399
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
2.0%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
52References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Multiple memory leaks in Ipsec-tools before 0.7.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via vectors involving (1) signature verification during user authentication with X.509 certificates, related to the eay_check_x509sign function in src/racoon/crypto_openssl.c; and (2) the NAT-Traversal (aka NAT-T) keepalive implementation, related to src/racoon/nattraversal.c.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/crypto/dist/ipsec-tools/src/racoon/crypto_openssl.c
http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/crypto/dist/ipsec-tools/src/racoon/crypto_openssl.c.diff?r1=1.11.6.4&r2=1.11.6.5
http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/crypto/dist/ipsec-tools/src/racoon/nattraversal.c
http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/crypto/dist/ipsec-tools/src/racoon/nattraversal.c.diff?r1=1.6&r2=1.6.6.1&f=h
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00002.html
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=124101704828036&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/35153
http://secunia.com/advisories/35159
http://secunia.com/advisories/35212
http://secunia.com/advisories/35404
http://secunia.com/advisories/35685
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200905-03.xml
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=20090422151825.GB46988%40zeninc.net&forum_name=ipsec-tools-anno Patch
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=74601&release_id=677611
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1804
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:114
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/12/3
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1036.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34765
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-785-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10581
https://trac.ipsec-tools.net/ticket/303
http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/crypto/dist/ipsec-tools/src/racoon/crypto_openssl.c
http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/crypto/dist/ipsec-tools/src/racoon/crypto_openssl.c.diff?r1=1.11.6.4&r2=1.11.6.5
http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/crypto/dist/ipsec-tools/src/racoon/nattraversal.c
http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/crypto/dist/ipsec-tools/src/racoon/nattraversal.c.diff?r1=1.6&r2=1.6.6.1&f=h
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00002.html
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=124101704828036&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/35153
http://secunia.com/advisories/35159
http://secunia.com/advisories/35212
http://secunia.com/advisories/35404
http://secunia.com/advisories/35685
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200905-03.xml

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2009-1632), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.