#VU15165 Buffer overflow in strongSwan - CVE-2018-17540

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#VU15165 Buffer overflow in strongSwan - CVE-2018-17540

Published: October 7, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU15165
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-2018-17540
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
strongSwan
Software vendor:
strongswan.org

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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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