SB2017090724 - Data Handling in strongSwan
Published: September 7, 2017 Updated: August 3, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017090724
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Data Handling (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-3991)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
strongSwan 5.2.2 and 5.3.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or execute arbitrary code.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/164276.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/164278.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76861
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1222815
- https://www.strongswan.org/blog/2015/06/01/strongswan-vulnerability-(cve-2015-3991).html