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Fencer Vulns
high 7.8

CVE-2008-3652 json

src/racoon/handler.c in racoon in ipsec-tools does not remove an "orphaned ph1" (phase 1) handle when it has been initiated remotely, which…

published 2008-08-13 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-3638

cvss
7.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.4%
EPSS 3.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

src/racoon/handler.c in racoon in ipsec-tools does not remove an "orphaned ph1" (phase 1) handle when it has been initiated remotely, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption).

Patch / fix

  • ipsec-tools RHEL 3 0.2.5-0.7.rhel3.5
  • ipsec-tools RHEL 4 0.3.3-7.el4_7
  • ipsec-tools RHEL 5 0.6.5-9.el5_2.3

red hat advisories RHSA-2008:0849

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2008-3652 updated

ipsec-tools: racoon orphaned ph1s memory leak

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 ipsec-tools 0.2.5-0.7.rhel3.5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) ipsec-tools 0.6.5-9.el5_2.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 ipsec-tools 0.2.5-0.7.rhel3.5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 ipsec-tools 0.3.3-7.el4_7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) ipsec-tools 0.6.5-9.el5_2.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 ipsec-tools 0.3.3-7.el4_7
    +4 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 ipsec-tools 0.2.5-0.7.rhel3.5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 ipsec-tools 0.3.3-7.el4_7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 ipsec-tools 0.2.5-0.7.rhel3.5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 ipsec-tools 0.3.3-7.el4_7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0849

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Exploit prediction

3.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.8 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-399 Resource Management Errors

References

Sources

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