strongSwan 'mpz_export()' Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

BID:31291

Info

strongSwan 'mpz_export()' Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 31291
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2008-4551
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Sep 18 2008 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:23PM
Credit: Mu Dynamics research team
Vulnerable: strongSwan strongSwan 4.2.6
Not Vulnerable: strongSwan strongSwan 4.2.7

Discussion

strongSwan 'mpz_export()' Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

strongSwan is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability.

Attackers can exploit this issue to crash the IKEv2 charon daemon, denying access to legitimate users.

This issue affects strongSwan 4.2.6 and prior versions.

Exploit / POC

strongSwan 'mpz_export()' Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

strongSwan 'mpz_export()' Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an update. Please see the references for more information.

References

strongSwan 'mpz_export()' Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

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