Buffer overflow in strongSwan - CVE-2018-17540
Published: October 7, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15165
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-17540
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: strongswan.org
Affected software:
strongSwan
strongSwan
Detailed vulnerability 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-17540
Install updates from vendor's website.