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CVE-2005-3671

Published: Nov 18, 2005Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-Other
7.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
7.5%
Top 6.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

The Internet Key Exchange version 1 (IKEv1) implementation in Openswan 2 (openswan-2) before 2.4.4, and freeswan in SUSE LINUX 9.1 before 2.04_1.5.4-1.23, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via (1) a crafted packet using 3DES with an invalid key length, or (2) unspecified inputs when Aggressive Mode is enabled and the PSK is known, as demonstrated by the PROTOS ISAKMP Test Suite for IKEv1.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:NI:NA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

n/an/a
openSUSENovell Inc.
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
frees wanfrees wan
On-prem
Networking Infrastructure / vpn-gateway
openswanopenswan
On-prem
Networking Infrastructure / vpn-gateway
openswanxelerance
On-prem
Networking Infrastructure / vpn-gateway
novell inc.commercialUSOperating Systems
frees wanoss-projectNetworking Infrastructureaka frees-wan, frees wan, freeswan
openswanoss-projectNetworking Infrastructureaka openswan, linux-patch-openswan
xelerancecommercialNetworking Infrastructureaka openswan

Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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References

http://www.niscc.gov.uk/niscc/docs/re-20051114-01014.pdf?lang=en
niscc.gov.uk
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15416
securityfocus.com
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-November/msg00058.html
redhat.com
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Timeline

Published
Nov 18, 2005
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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