SB2013070906 - Input validation error in strongSwan
Published: July 9, 2013 Updated: April 29, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013070906
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-2054)
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.