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CVE-2005-0162 Details

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the get_internal_addresses function in the pluto application for Openswan 1.x before 1.0.9, and Openswan 2.x before 2.3.0, when compiled with XAUTH and PAM enabled, allows remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://secunia.com/advisories/14038	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/14062	CVE
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013014	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19078	CVE
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=190&type=vulnerabilities	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.openswan.org/support/vuln/IDEF0785/	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/13195	CVE
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-January/msg00103.html	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12377	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/14038	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/14062	[email protected]
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013014	[email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19078	[email protected]
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=190&type=vulnerabilities	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.openswan.org/support/vuln/IDEF0785/	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/13195	[email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-January/msg00103.html	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12377	[email protected]

see all 18 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Weakness Not in a Standard CWE Category	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
openswan openswan	<= 1.0.9
CPE cpe:2.3:a:openswan:openswan:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
xelerance openswan	2.3.0
CPE cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.3.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 16, 2026		[email protected]
Nov 20, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 29, 2019	CPE Deprecation Remap	[email protected]
Jul 11, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 3, 2005	Initial Analysis	[email protected]