CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2018-6459

The rsa_pss_params_parse function in libstrongswan/credentials/keys/signature_params.c in strongSwan 5.6.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted RSASSA-PSS signature that lacks a mask generation function parameter.

5 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 10 / Impact : 2.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

Scope

5.3 /10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://www.strongswan.org/blog/2018/02/19/strongswan-vulnerability-(cve-2018-6459).html Patch Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-16 Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00047.html
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:5.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2018-02-20 03:29

Updated : 2020-03-30 01:15

NVD link : CVE-2018-6459

Mitre link : CVE-2018-6459

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-347

Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature