usn-5651-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2022-10-03 17:35
Modified
2026-04-27 14:11
Summary
strongswan vulnerability
Details
Lahav Schlesinger discovered that strongSwan incorrectly handled certain OCSP URIs and and CRL distribution points (CDP) in certificates. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to initiate IKE_SAs and send crafted certificates that contain URIs pointing to servers under their control, which can lead to a denial-of-service attack.
References
| URL | Type | |
|---|---|---|
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"binary_version": "5.6.2-1ubuntu2.9"
},
{
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"binary_version": "5.6.2-1ubuntu2.9"
}
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"name": "strongswan",
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"5.5.1-4ubuntu3",
"5.6.1-2ubuntu1",
"5.6.1-2ubuntu2",
"5.6.1-2ubuntu3",
"5.6.1-2ubuntu4",
"5.6.2-1ubuntu2",
"5.6.2-1ubuntu2.2",
"5.6.2-1ubuntu2.3",
"5.6.2-1ubuntu2.4",
"5.6.2-1ubuntu2.5",
"5.6.2-1ubuntu2.6",
"5.6.2-1ubuntu2.7",
"5.6.2-1ubuntu2.8"
]
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"id": "CVE-2022-40617",
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
]
}
],
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"
}
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
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"binary_name": "charon-cmd",
"binary_version": "5.8.2-1ubuntu3.5"
},
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"binary_name": "charon-systemd",
"binary_version": "5.8.2-1ubuntu3.5"
},
{
"binary_name": "libcharon-extauth-plugins",
"binary_version": "5.8.2-1ubuntu3.5"
},
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"binary_name": "libcharon-extra-plugins",
"binary_version": "5.8.2-1ubuntu3.5"
},
{
"binary_name": "libcharon-standard-plugins",
"binary_version": "5.8.2-1ubuntu3.5"
},
{
"binary_name": "libstrongswan",
"binary_version": "5.8.2-1ubuntu3.5"
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"binary_name": "libstrongswan-extra-plugins",
"binary_version": "5.8.2-1ubuntu3.5"
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"binary_name": "libstrongswan-standard-plugins",
"binary_version": "5.8.2-1ubuntu3.5"
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"binary_name": "strongswan",
"binary_version": "5.8.2-1ubuntu3.5"
},
{
"binary_name": "strongswan-charon",
"binary_version": "5.8.2-1ubuntu3.5"
},
{
"binary_name": "strongswan-libcharon",
"binary_version": "5.8.2-1ubuntu3.5"
},
{
"binary_name": "strongswan-nm",
"binary_version": "5.8.2-1ubuntu3.5"
},
{
"binary_name": "strongswan-pki",
"binary_version": "5.8.2-1ubuntu3.5"
},
{
"binary_name": "strongswan-scepclient",
"binary_version": "5.8.2-1ubuntu3.5"
},
{
"binary_name": "strongswan-starter",
"binary_version": "5.8.2-1ubuntu3.5"
},
{
"binary_name": "strongswan-swanctl",
"binary_version": "5.8.2-1ubuntu3.5"
},
{
"binary_name": "strongswan-tnc-base",
"binary_version": "5.8.2-1ubuntu3.5"
},
{
"binary_name": "strongswan-tnc-client",
"binary_version": "5.8.2-1ubuntu3.5"
},
{
"binary_name": "strongswan-tnc-ifmap",
"binary_version": "5.8.2-1ubuntu3.5"
},
{
"binary_name": "strongswan-tnc-pdp",
"binary_version": "5.8.2-1ubuntu3.5"
},
{
"binary_name": "strongswan-tnc-server",
"binary_version": "5.8.2-1ubuntu3.5"
}
]
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"package": {
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"name": "strongswan",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/strongswan@5.8.2-1ubuntu3.5?arch=source\u0026distro=focal"
},
"ranges": [
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"introduced": "0"
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}
],
"versions": [
"5.7.2-1ubuntu3",
"5.8.1-1ubuntu1",
"5.8.2-1ubuntu1",
"5.8.2-1ubuntu2",
"5.8.2-1ubuntu3",
"5.8.2-1ubuntu3.1",
"5.8.2-1ubuntu3.2",
"5.8.2-1ubuntu3.3",
"5.8.2-1ubuntu3.4"
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},
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{
"id": "CVE-2022-40617",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
]
}
],
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS"
}
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "charon-cmd",
"binary_version": "5.9.5-2ubuntu2.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "charon-systemd",
"binary_version": "5.9.5-2ubuntu2.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libcharon-extauth-plugins",
"binary_version": "5.9.5-2ubuntu2.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libcharon-extra-plugins",
"binary_version": "5.9.5-2ubuntu2.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libstrongswan",
"binary_version": "5.9.5-2ubuntu2.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libstrongswan-extra-plugins",
"binary_version": "5.9.5-2ubuntu2.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libstrongswan-standard-plugins",
"binary_version": "5.9.5-2ubuntu2.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "strongswan",
"binary_version": "5.9.5-2ubuntu2.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "strongswan-charon",
"binary_version": "5.9.5-2ubuntu2.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "strongswan-libcharon",
"binary_version": "5.9.5-2ubuntu2.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "strongswan-nm",
"binary_version": "5.9.5-2ubuntu2.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "strongswan-pki",
"binary_version": "5.9.5-2ubuntu2.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "strongswan-scepclient",
"binary_version": "5.9.5-2ubuntu2.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "strongswan-starter",
"binary_version": "5.9.5-2ubuntu2.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "strongswan-swanctl",
"binary_version": "5.9.5-2ubuntu2.1"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
"name": "strongswan",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/strongswan@5.9.5-2ubuntu2.1?arch=source\u0026distro=jammy"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "5.9.5-2ubuntu2.1"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"5.9.1-1ubuntu3",
"5.9.1-1ubuntu3.1",
"5.9.4-1ubuntu1",
"5.9.4-1ubuntu2",
"5.9.4-1ubuntu3",
"5.9.4-1ubuntu4",
"5.9.5-2ubuntu1",
"5.9.5-2ubuntu2"
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}
],
"aliases": [],
"details": "Lahav Schlesinger discovered that strongSwan incorrectly handled certain OCSP URIs and\nand CRL distribution points (CDP) in certificates. A remote attacker could\npossibly use this issue to initiate IKE_SAs and send crafted certificates\nthat contain URIs pointing to servers under their control, which can lead\nto a denial-of-service attack.\n",
"id": "USN-5651-1",
"modified": "2026-04-27T14:11:29Z",
"published": "2022-10-03T17:35:02Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5651-1"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-40617"
}
],
"related": [],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"summary": "strongswan vulnerability",
"upstream": [
"UBUNTU-CVE-2022-40617"
]
}
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