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Vulnerability record · CVE-2010-3302 · published 5 October 2010

CVE-2010-3302: Xelerance openswan memory buffer overflow vulnerability

XXelerance · Openswan

Buffer overflow in programs/pluto/xauth.c in the client in Openswan 2.6.25 through 2.6.28 might allow remote authenticated gateways to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via long (1) cisco_dns_info or (2) cisco_domain_info data in a packet.

6.5 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 3.9% · top 10.1% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
6.5CVSS 2.0 base score
3.9%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
22References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in programs/pluto/xauth.c in the client in Openswan 2.6.25 through 2.6.28 might allow remote authenticated gateways to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via long (1) cisco_dns_info or (2) cisco_domain_info data in a packet.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
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-2010-3302/CVE-2010-3302.txt Vendor Advisory
http://www.openswan.org/download/CVE-2010-3302/openswan-2.6.25-CVE-2010-3302.patch Patch
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
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-2010-3302/CVE-2010-3302.txt Vendor Advisory
http://www.openswan.org/download/CVE-2010-3302/openswan-2.6.25-CVE-2010-3302.patch Patch
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

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2010-3302), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.