# CVE-2001-0284: Buffer overflow in IPSEC authentication mechanism for OpenBSD 2.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possi

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2001-05-07 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Buffer overflow in IPSEC authentication mechanism for OpenBSD 2.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary commands via a malformed Authentication header (AH) IPv4 option.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://www.openbsd.org/errata.html#ipsec_ah
- http://www.osvdb.org/6026

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