strongSwan before 5.9.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service in the revocation plugin by sending a crafted end-entity (and intermediate CA) certificate that contains a CRL/OCSP URL that points to a server (under the attacker's control) that doesn't properly respond but (for example) just does nothing after the initial TCP handshake, or sends an excessive amount of application data.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | alpine-linux-upgrade-strongswan | Mar 26, 2024 | Oct 31, 2022 | |
| Arch Linux | arch-linux-upgrade-latest | Jul 11, 2025 | Oct 31, 2022 | |
| Debian | debian-upgrade-strongswan | Oct 12, 2022 | Oct 12, 2022 | |
| Freebsd | freebsd-upgrade-package-strongswan | Nov 4, 2022 | Oct 10, 2022 | |
| Gentoo Linux | gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-vpn-strongswan | May 6, 2024 | Oct 31, 2022 | |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-strongswansuse-upgrade-strongswan-docsuse-upgrade-strongswan-hmacsuse-upgrade-strongswan-ipsecsuse-upgrade-strongswan-libs0suse-upgrade-strongswan-mysqlsuse-upgrade-strongswan-nmsuse-upgrade-strongswan-sqlite | Nov 23, 2022 | Oct 31, 2022 |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-pro-upgrade-libstrongswanubuntu-pro-upgrade-strongswanubuntu-upgrade-libstrongswanubuntu-upgrade-strongswan | Oct 4, 2022 | Oct 3, 2022 | |
| Vmware Photon_os | vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf | Jan 20, 2025 | Oct 31, 2022 |
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