CVE-2018-5388
Published: 31 May 2018
In stroke_socket.c in strongSwan before 5.6.3, a missing packet length check could allow a buffer underflow, which may lead to resource exhaustion and denial of service while reading from the socket.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| mdeslaur | root needed to access socket, only DoS |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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strongswan Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
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| bionic |
Released
(5.6.2-1ubuntu2.2)
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| trusty |
Released
(5.1.2-0ubuntu2.10)
|
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| upstream |
Released
(5.6.3)
|
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| xenial |
Released
(5.3.5-1ubuntu3.7)
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Patches: upstream: https://git.strongswan.org/?p=strongswan.git;a=commitdiff;h=0acd1ab4 |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 6.5 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |