CVE-2018-5388
StrongSwan Buffer Underflow Denial of Service
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
May 31, 2018, 1:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 4:08 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2018-5388
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Upgrade the strongswan packages to the latest version.
- Update affected Linux packages if applicable.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-5388.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-5388 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-5388
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2018-5388 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-5388 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00077.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00001.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00047.html Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172833/strongSwan-VPN-Charon-Server-Buffer-Overflow.html Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/338343 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104263 Added Reference https://git.strongswan.org/?p=strongswan.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=0acd1ab4 Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-16 Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3771-1/ Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4229 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference CERT/CC https://git.strongswan.org/?p=strongswan.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=0acd1ab4 [No types assigned] Removed Reference CERT/CC https://git.strongswan.org/?p=strongswan.git;a=commitdiff;h=0acd1ab4 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 12, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172833/strongSwan-VPN-Charon-Server-Buffer-Overflow.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 30, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00047.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 01, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00001.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 01, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00077.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 09, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CWE CERT/CC CWE-124 -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-119 CWE-400 CWE-787 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 05, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-16 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-16 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3771-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3771-1/ Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 27, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-16 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 26, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3771-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 09, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104263 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104263 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://git.strongswan.org/?p=strongswan.git;a=commitdiff;h=0acd1ab4 No Types Assigned https://git.strongswan.org/?p=strongswan.git;a=commitdiff;h=0acd1ab4 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/338343 No Types Assigned http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/338343 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4229 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4229 Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-119 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.6.3 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 18, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4229 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 02, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104263 [No Types Assigned]
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 6.5
Base CVSS Score: 4
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
5.53 }} 0.36%
score
0.89797
percentile