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CVE-2015-4047

Published: May 29, 2015Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-476
NVD MITRE
7.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
9.6%
Top 5.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

racoon/gssapi.c in IPsec-Tools 0.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and IKE daemon crash) via a series of crafted UDP requests.

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

CWE-476

Affected Products

ipsec-toolsipsec-tools
Library
Security Products / secure-gateway-vpn
ubuntu linuxcanonical
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
fedorafedoraproject
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
big-ip application acceleration managerf5
On-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy
big-ip local traffic managerf5
On-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy
ipsec-toolsoss-projectSecurity Productsaka ipsec-tools
canonicalcommercialGBOperating Systemsaka canonical ltd.
fedoraprojectoss-projectUSOperating Systemsaka fedora project
f5commercialUSNetworking Infrastructure
and 21 more affected products View all →

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Impact
Initial Access
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References

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/159482.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/159549.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131992/IPsec-Tools-0.8.2-Denial-Of-Service.html
packetstormsecurity.com
and 10 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
May 29, 2015
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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