CVE-2017-9023
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2017-06-08 16:00
Modified
2024-08-05 16:55
Severity ?
Summary
The ASN.1 parser in strongSwan before 5.5.3 improperly handles CHOICE types when the x509 plugin is enabled, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted certificate.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3866Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98756Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3301-1Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.strongswan.org/blog/2017/05/30/strongswan-vulnerability-%28cve-2017-9023%29.html
Impacted products
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