VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-11185
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.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.83%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.83%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.83% probability · 86th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- strongswan/strongswan
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- 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
- 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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.