SB2018022241 - Memory corruption in strongswan (Alpine package)
Published: February 22, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018022241
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6459)
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists in the rsa_pss_params_parse function due to improper processing of RSAASSA-PSS signatures. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted signature, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.