CVE-2014-2891
strongSwan before 5.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer...
strongSwan before 5.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and IKE daemon crash) via a crafted ID_DER_ASN1_DN ID payload.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
strongSwan before 5.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and IKE daemon crash) via a crafted ID_DER_ASN1_DN ID payload.
- Record
CVE-2014-2891- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
strongSwan before 5.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and IKE daemon crash) via a crafted ID_DER_ASN1_DN ID payload.
- Record
CVE-2014-2891- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-2914 No score
strongSwan before 5.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and IKE daemon crash) via a crafted ID_DER_ASN1_DN ID payload.
- Record
EUVD-2014-2914- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r42j-m8hf-cm2r No score
strongSwan before 5.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer...
strongSwan before 5.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and IKE daemon crash) via a crafted ID_DER_ASN1_DN ID payload.
- Record
GHSA-r42j-m8hf-cm2r- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
strongSwan before 5.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and IKE daemon crash) via a crafted ID_DER_ASN1_DN ID payload.
- Record
CVE-2014-2891- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-2891 No score
strongSwan before 5.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and IKE daemon crash) via a crafted ID_DER_ASN1_DN ID payload.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2891- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2015:1227-1 No score
Security update for strongswan
This update fixes a NULL ptr dereference (DoS) via ID_DER_ASN1_DN ID payloads.
Security Issue reference:
* CVE-2014-2891
<http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-2891>
- Record
SUSE-SU-2015:1227-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-2891 No score
strongSwan before 5.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and IKE daemon crash) via a crafted ID_DER_ASN1_DN ID payload.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2014-2891- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
strongswanDebian:12 |
before 5.1.2-1 | 5.1.2-1 |
strongswanDebian:13 |
before 5.1.2-1 | 5.1.2-1 |
strongswanDebian:14 |
before 5.1.2-1 | 5.1.2-1 |
strongswanDebian:6.0 |
before 4.4.1-5.6, plus listed versions 4.4.1-5.14.4.1-5.24.4.1-5.34.4.1-5.44.4.1-5.5 |
4.4.1-5.6 |
strongswanDebian:7 |
before 4.5.2-1.5+deb7u4, plus listed versions 4.5.2-1.5+deb7u14.5.2-1.5+deb7u24.5.2-1.5+deb7u2~bpo60+14.5.2-1.5+deb7u34.5.2-1.5+deb7u3~bpo60+1 |
4.5.2-1.5+deb7u4 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-2891 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Debian Strongswan, published April 25, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.51%, the 84th percentile. Fixed in strongswan 5.1.2-1.
References
secunia.com/advisories/59864
debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2922
securityfocus.com/bid/67212
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00064.html
strongswan.org/blog/2014/05/05/strongswan-denial-of-service-vulnerability-%28cve-2014-2891%29.html
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2891
github.com/advisories/GHSA-r42j-m8hf-cm2r
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-2891
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2015/suse-su-20151227-1
bugzilla.suse.com/815236
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-2891
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2891