#VU10821 Memory corruption in strongSwan - CVE-2018-6459
Published: March 2, 2018 / Updated: March 2, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10821
Vulnerability risk: Low
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:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6459
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the rsa_pss_params_parse function due to improper processing of RSAASSA-PSS signatures. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted signature, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists in the rsa_pss_params_parse function due to improper processing of RSAASSA-PSS signatures. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted signature, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Update to version 5.6.2.