CVE-2018-17540

HIGH

strongSwan <5.7.1 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The gmp plugin in strongSwan before 5.7.1 has a Buffer Overflow via a crafted certificate.

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4309
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00001.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3774-1/
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://download.strongswan.org/security/CVE-2018-17540/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-16

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0394
EPSS Percentile 88.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (6)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 16.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 18.04
debian/debian_linux 8.0
debian/debian_linux 9.0
strongswan/strongswan < 5.7.1
Published Oct 03, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026