CVE-2010-3302

Buffer overflow in programs/pluto/xauth.c in the client in Openswan 2.6.25 through 2.6.28 might allow remote authenticated gateways to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via long (1) cisco_dns_info or (2) cisco_domain_info data in a packet.

Published: 2010-10-05 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2010-3302 is rated Moderate Risk (58.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.11%). EPSS rose +1.01% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-3302

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 2025-04-06 5.10% 6.11% +1.01%
2 2025-03-30 7.61% 5.10% -2.51%
3 2025-03-29 — 7.61% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-3302

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-3302

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-3302

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3302
ubuntu medium CVE-2010-3302 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (openswan), 9 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, hardy, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): ignored 4, not-affected 4, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-3302

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-3302

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
xelerance openswan 2.6.25 cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xelerance openswan 2.6.26 cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xelerance openswan 2.6.27 cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xelerance openswan 2.6.28 cpe:2.3:a:xelerance:openswan:2.6.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-3302

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