CVE-2018-5388
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2018-5388 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2018-05-31 13:29:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2023-11-07 02:58:00 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-787
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 18.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 18.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Strongswan | Strongswan | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Strongswan | Strongswan | All | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| [security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:2598-1: important: Security update | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | |
| git.strongswan.org Git - strongswan.git/commitdiff | git.strongswan.org | ||
| git.strongswan.org Git - strongswan.git/commitdiff | CONFIRM | git.strongswan.org | Vendor Advisory |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4229-1 strongswan | DEBIAN | www.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| [security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:2594-1: important: Security update | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | |
| strongSwan: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201811-16) — Gentoo security | GENTOO | security.gentoo.org | Third Party Advisory |
| strongSwan VPN Charon Server Buffer Overflow ≈ Packet Storm | MISC | packetstormsecurity.com | |
| USN-3771-1: strongSwan vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu | UBUNTU | usn.ubuntu.com | Third Party Advisory |
| strongSwan CVE-2018-5388 Buffer Underflow Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| [security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2020:0403-1: moderate: Security update f | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | |
| CERT Vulnerability Notes Database | CERT-VN | www.kb.cert.org | Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
LEGACY: Thanks to Kevin Backhouse for reporting this vulnerability.