CVE-2017-11185
high
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
Description
The gmp plugin in strongSwan before 5.6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a crafted RSA signature.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| arch | fixed | 5.5.3-4 | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 5.6.0-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 5.6.0-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 5.6.0-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 5.6.0-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 5.6.0-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| strongswan | strongswan | {"endIncluding":"5.5.3"} | |
References
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201708-13
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3962
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100492
- https://www.strongswan.org/blog/2017/08/14/strongswan-vulnerability-%28cve-2017-11185%29.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11185.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-11185
CWEs
CWE-476
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.