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Racoon invalid cookie malloc bug

Vulnerability Assessment Summary Racoon invalid cookie malloc bug Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote system appears to have a problem with processing invalid requests with invalid cookie values. At least one VPN product (racoon) demonstrates this flaw. Racoon is integrated with: FreeBSD 4.0 and beyond OpenBSD 2.7 and beyond NetBSD 1.5 and beyond BSD/OS 4.2 and beyond However, the bug has only been verified on FreeBSD systems. A possible hacker may use this flaw to disable your VPN remotely. Solution : If you are running racoon VPN, download and install the latest SNAP kit from http://www.kame.net. If you are running a non-racoon VPN server which is crashing due to this check, consult your vendor for a fix. Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Tenable Network Security

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