Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2015-4047 is a denial-of-service flaw in IPsec-Tools 0.8.2. A remote attacker can send crafted UDP requests that crash the racoon IKE daemon, potentially interrupting VPN or IPsec connectivity. The source bundle does not show code execution, data theft, or confirmed active exploitation. Exposure is most likely on systems running IPsec-Tools 0.8.2 racoon with IKE/IPsec services reachable over UDP. Internet-facing VPN gateways, partner VPN endpoints, and legacy Linux distributions using IPsec-Tools deserve priority review. Treat this as an availability risk for legacy VPN infrastructure. Prioritize internet-facing or business-critical IPsec endpoints, especially if they use unsupported IPsec-Tools packages. It is not presented as a breach-enabling vulnerability in the provided evidence. Mitigation focus: Apply relevant vendor security updates for IPsec-Tools where available.; Check Debian, Fedora, Ubuntu, or appliance vendor guidance for fixed packages.; Restrict IKE/IPsec UDP access to trusted peers where operationally possible..
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- https://www.altsci.com/ipsec/ipsec-tools-sa.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K05013313CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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