CVE-2018-15836

HIGH

Openswan < 2.6.50.1 - Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in PKCS#1 v1.5 RSA Implementation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In verify_signed_hash() in lib/liboswkeys/signatures.c in Openswan before 2.6.50.1, the RSA implementation does not verify the value of padding string during PKCS#1 v1.5 signature verification. Consequently, a remote attacker can forge signatures when small public exponents are being used. IKEv2 signature verification is affected when RAW RSA keys are used.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0149
EPSS Percentile 70.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-347
Status published
Products (1)
xelerance/openswan < 2.6.50.1
Published Sep 26, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026