TI-2014-01599 Aliases CVE-2014-2037 GHSA-4v68-wgfw-m69v

Openswan 2.6.40 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer…

LOW 27CWE-20Published 2014-11-26 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Openswan 2.6.40 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and IKE daemon restart) via IKEv2 packets that lack expected payloads. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE 2013-6466.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02427 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.40:::::::*	2.6.40	Vulnerable	Xelerance

cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.40 Vulnerable ·Xelerance

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-2037
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4v68-wgfw-m69v

References

Advisory 1

[Openswan Users] 20140221 Openswan 2.6.41 released

Other 2

TI-2005-03466 The Internet Key Exchange version 1 (IKEv1) implementation in Openswan 2 (openswan-2)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
TI-2018-11286 In verify_signed_hash() in lib/liboswkeys/signatures.c in Openswan before 2.6.50.1, the… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2010-03162 Buffer overflow in programs/pluto/xauth.c in the client in Openswan 2.6.26 through 2.6.28… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2013-01824 Buffer overflow in the atodn function in Openswan before 2.6.39, when Opportunistic… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
TI-2010-03156 Buffer overflow in programs/pluto/xauth.c in the client in Openswan 2.6.25 through 2.6.28… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2005-00141 Stack-based buffer overflow in the get_internal_addresses function in the pluto… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2

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Sources

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