Description
The is_asn1 function in strongSwan 4.1.11 through 5.0.4 does not properly validate the return value of the asn1_length function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a (1) XAuth username, (2) EAP identity, or (3) PEM encoded file that starts with a 0x04, 0x30, or 0x31 character followed by an ASN.1 length value that triggers an integer overflow.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.3/10
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00021.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00022.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00050.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54315Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54524Vendor Advisory
- http://strongswan.org/blog/2013/08/01/strongswan-5.1.0-released.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://strongswan.org/blog/2013/08/01/strongswan-denial-of-service-vulnerability-%28cve-2013-5018%29.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61564
- https://lists.strongswan.org/pipermail/users/2013-July/009540.htmlExploit
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00021.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00022.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00050.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54315Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54524Vendor Advisory
- http://strongswan.org/blog/2013/08/01/strongswan-5.1.0-released.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://strongswan.org/blog/2013/08/01/strongswan-denial-of-service-vulnerability-%28cve-2013-5018%29.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61564
- https://lists.strongswan.org/pipermail/users/2013-July/009540.htmlExploit
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 28, 2013
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified