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FreeBSD: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-9023): strongswan -- multiple vulnerabilities

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FreeBSD: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-9023): strongswan -- multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
05/30/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
07/19/2017
Modified
05/07/2019

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • freebsd-upgrade-package-strongswan

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