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    CVE-2013-2053

    Buffer overflow in the atodn function in Openswan before 2.6.39, when Opportunistic Encryption is enabled and an RSA key is being used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (pluto IKE daemon crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted DNS TXT records. NOTE: this might be the same vulnerability as CVE-2013-2052 and CVE-2013-2054.

    Published:May 13, 2013
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Jul 9, 2013
    EPSS Score:0.01646
    CVSS Score:6.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Xelerance
    Product
    Openswan

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
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    Availability
    None
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    High