CVE-2018-5388
strongSwan VPN Charon Server Buffer Overflow
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
1Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
In stroke_socket.c in strongSwan before 5.6.3, a missing packet length check could allow a buffer underflow, which may lead to resource exhaustion and denial of service while reading from the socket.
En stroke_socket.c en strongSwan en versiones anteriores a la 5.6.3, la ausencia de comprobaciones de la longitud de los paquetes podría permitir un desbordamiento del búfer, lo que puede conducir al agotamiento del recurso y a la denegación de servicio mientras se lee desde el socket.
It was discovered that strongSwan incorrectly handled IKEv2 key derivation. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause strongSwan to crash, resulting in a denial of service. Sze Yiu Chau discovered that strongSwan incorrectly handled parsing OIDs in the gmp plugin. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass authorization. Sze Yiu Chau discovered that strongSwan incorrectly handled certain parameters fields in the gmp plugin. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass authorization. Various other issues were also addressed.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2018-01-12 CVE Reserved
- 2018-05-31 CVE Published
- 2023-06-12 First Exploit
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-124: Buffer Underwrite ('Buffer Underflow')
- CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
CAPEC
References (11)
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https://packetstorm.news/files/id/172833 | 2023-06-12 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Strongswan Search vendor "Strongswan" | Strongswan Search vendor "Strongswan" for product "Strongswan" | < 5.6.3 Search vendor "Strongswan" for product "Strongswan" and version " < 5.6.3" | - |
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Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0" | - |
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Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04" | lts |
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Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 16.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "16.04" | lts |
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Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 18.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "18.04" | lts |
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