#VU33044 NULL pointer dereference in strongSwan - CVE-2017-11185
Published: August 18, 2017 / Updated: August 3, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU33044
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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-2017-11185
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
strongSwan
strongSwan
Software vendor:
strongswan.org
strongswan.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via a crafted RSA signature.
Remediation
Update to version 5.6.0.