# CVE-2016-5361: programs/pluto/ikev1.c in libreswan before 3.17 retransmits in initial-responder states, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-06-16 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

programs/pluto/ikev1.c in libreswan before 3.17 retransmits in initial-responder states, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (traffic amplification) via a spoofed UDP packet. NOTE: the original behavior complies with the IKEv1 protocol, but has a required security update from the libreswan vendor; as of 2016-06-10, it is expected that several other IKEv1 implementations will have vendor-required security updates, with separate CVE IDs assigned to each.

## What to do

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## References

- https://lists.libreswan.org/pipermail/swan-dev/2016-March/001394.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2603.html
- https://github.com/libreswan/libreswan/commit/152d6d95632d8b9477c170f1de99bcd86d7fb1d6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/10/4

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