CVE-2018-16152 (GCVE-0-2018-16152)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-09-26 21:00 – Updated: 2025-12-03 20:24
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
In verify_emsa_pkcs1_signature() in gmp_rsa_public_key.c in the gmp plugin in strongSwan 4.x and 5.x before 5.7.0, the RSA implementation based on GMP does not reject excess data in the digestAlgorithm.parameters field during PKCS#1 v1.5 signature verification. Consequently, a remote attacker can forge signatures when small public exponents are being used, which could lead to impersonation when only an RSA signature is used for IKEv2 authentication. This is a variant of CVE-2006-4790 and CVE-2014-1568.
Severity
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-12-03 20:24 UTC
CWE
- n/a
- CWE-347 - Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
Assigner
References
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2018-09-24 00:00
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