Summary
This host is installed with IPSec Tools for Linux and is prone to Denial of Service Vulnerability.
Impact
Successful exploitation will let the attacker cause denial if service.
Impact level: Application/System
Solution
Upgrade to the latest version 0.7.2
http://ipsec-tools.sourceforge.net
Insight
This flaw is due to a NULL pointer dereference caused when the file 'racoon/isakmp_frag.c' processes fragmented packets without any payload.
Affected
IPsec Tools version prior to 0.7.2
References
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2009-1574 -
CVSS Base Score: 5.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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