# CVE-2005-0162: 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-01-29 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## 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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## References

- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-January/msg00103.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013014
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12377
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=190&type=vulnerabilities
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19078
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14062
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14038
- http://www.osvdb.org/13195
- http://www.openswan.org/support/vuln/IDEF0785/

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