Description
The IKE daemon in strongSwan 4.3.x before 4.3.7 and 4.4.x before 4.4.1 does not properly check the return values of snprintf calls, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted (1) certificate or (2) identity data that triggers buffer overflows.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 7.5/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://download.strongswan.org/patches/08_snprintf_patch/strongswan-4.3.3_snprintf.patchPatch
- http://download.strongswan.org/patches/08_snprintf_patch/strongswan-4.3.4_snprintf.patchPatch
- http://download.strongswan.org/patches/08_snprintf_patch/strongswan-4.3.5_snprintf.patchPatch
- http://download.strongswan.org/patches/08_snprintf_patch/strongswan-4.3.6_snprintf.patchPatch
- http://download.strongswan.org/patches/08_snprintf_patch/strongswan-4.4.0_snprintf.patchPatch
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2010-08/msg00026.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40956Vendor Advisory
- http://trac.strongswan.org/projects/strongswan/wiki/441
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42444Patch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024338
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2085Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2086
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/615915
- https://lists.strongswan.org/pipermail/users/2010-August/005167.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://download.strongswan.org/patches/08_snprintf_patch/strongswan-4.3.3_snprintf.patchPatch
- http://download.strongswan.org/patches/08_snprintf_patch/strongswan-4.3.4_snprintf.patchPatch
- http://download.strongswan.org/patches/08_snprintf_patch/strongswan-4.3.5_snprintf.patchPatch
- http://download.strongswan.org/patches/08_snprintf_patch/strongswan-4.3.6_snprintf.patchPatch
- http://download.strongswan.org/patches/08_snprintf_patch/strongswan-4.4.0_snprintf.patchPatch
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2010-08/msg00026.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40956Vendor Advisory
- http://trac.strongswan.org/projects/strongswan/wiki/441
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42444Patch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024338
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2085Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2086
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/615915
- https://lists.strongswan.org/pipermail/users/2010-August/005167.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 20, 2010
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified