CVE-2007-1841

The isakmp_info_recv function in src/racoon/isakmp_inf.c in racoon in Ipsec-tools before 0.6.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (tunnel crash) via crafted (1) DELETE (ISAKMP_NPTYPE_D) and (2) NOTIFY (ISAKMP_NPTYPE_N) messages.

Published: 2007-04-10 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-1841 is rated Moderate Risk (41.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.85%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-1841

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 9.81% 2.85% -6.96%
2 2026-05-04 9.48% 9.81% +0.33%
3 2026-01-19 9.48%

Full EPSS history (21 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-1841

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-1841

OS Trackers for CVE-2007-1841

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2007-1841: 1 GLSA(s) (200705-09), 1 atom(s) (net-firewall/ipsec-tools); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2007-1841
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-1841
ubuntu medium CVE-2007-1841 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (ipsec-tools), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-1841

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-1841

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ipsec-tools ipsec-tools <= 0.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:ipsec-tools:ipsec-tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-1841

URL Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/24815 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24826
http://secunia.com/advisories/24833
http://secunia.com/advisories/25072
http://secunia.com/advisories/25142
http://secunia.com/advisories/25322
http://secunia.com/advisories/25560
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-09.xml
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=20070406123739.GA1546%40zen.inc Patch Vendor Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=499192&group_id=74601
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1299
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:084
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_8_sr.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23394
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018086
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-450-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1310
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33541
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10504
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0342.html
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