Input validation error in strongSwan - CVE-2013-2054
Published: July 9, 2013 / Updated: April 29, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42736
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-2054
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: strongswan.org
Affected software:
strongSwan
strongSwan
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (pluto IKE daemon crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted DNS TXT records.
How to mitigate CVE-2013-2054
Install update from vendor's website.