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CVE-2018-6459

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Date: February 20, 2018

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.

Language: C

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Related Resources (6)

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-16
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00047.html
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6459
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-6459
https://www.strongswan.org/blog/2018/02/19/strongswan-vulnerability-%28cve-2018-6459%29.html
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2018-6459

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

CWE-347

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): LOW

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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