Gentoo update for strongSwan

1) Memory corruption

EUVDB-ID: #VU13125

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10811

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists in the Internet Key Exchange Version 2 (IKEv2) key derivation of strongSwan due to insufficient initialization of the variable that stores the SKEYSEED for IKEv2 key derivation before using the negotiated pseudorandom function (PRF). A remote attacker can trigger a key derivation failure and cause the affected software to clear the uninitialized memory that may lead to crash.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
net-vpn/strongswan to version: 5.7.1

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-16

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Improper Authentication

EUVDB-ID: #VU15722

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16151

CWE-ID: CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in RSA implementation based on GMP (verify_emsa_pkcs1_signature() in gmp_rsa_public_key.c) within the gmp plugin that does not reject excess data after the encoded algorithm OID during PKCS#1 v1.5 signature verification. A remote attacker can forge signatures when small public exponents are being used and impersonate the victim.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to take full control over victim's session but requires that only an RSA signature is used for IKEv2 authentication.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
net-vpn/strongswan to version: 5.7.1

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-16

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

3) Improper Authentication

EUVDB-ID: #VU15729

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16152

CWE-ID: CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in the RSA implementation based on GMP within the verify_emsa_pkcs1_signature() function in gmp_rsa_public_key.c in the gmp plugin. The GMP plugin does not reject excess data in the digestAlgorithm.parameters field during PKCS#1 v1.5 signature verification. A remote attacker can forge signatures when small public exponents are being used and impersonate the victim.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to take full control over victim's session but requires that only an RSA signature is used for IKEv2 authentication.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
net-vpn/strongswan to version: 5.7.1

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-16

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

4) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU15165

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-17540

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform denial of service attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing certificates within gmp plugin. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted certificate, pass it to the affected application and trigger application crash.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
net-vpn/strongswan to version: 5.7.1

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-16

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

5) Buffer underflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU13024

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5388

CWE-ID: CWE-124 - Buffer Underwrite ('Buffer Underflow')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to buffer underflow stroke_socket.c while improper checking of packet length. A local attacker can submit specially crafted packets, trigger resource exhaustion and cause the service to crash while reading from the socket.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
net-vpn/strongswan to version: 5.7.1

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-16

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

6) Memory corruption

EUVDB-ID: #VU10821

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6459

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
net-vpn/strongswan to version: 5.7.1

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-16

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.