Improper Input Validation Affecting strongswan package, versions <5.5.3-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.64% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE314-STRONGSWAN-1308008
  • published8 Jun 2017
  • disclosed8 Jun 2017

Introduced: 8 Jun 2017

CVE-2017-9022  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.14 strongswan to version 5.5.3-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream strongswan package and not the strongswan package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.14 relevant fixed versions and status.

The gmp plugin in strongSwan before 5.5.3 does not properly validate RSA public keys before calling mpz_powm_sec, which allows remote peers to cause a denial of service (floating point exception and process crash) via a crafted certificate.