CVE-2018-6459
published 2018-02-20CVE-2018-6459: 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…
PriorityP422medium5.3CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAL
EPSS
1.07%
61.1th percentile
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.
Affected
6 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | strongswan | < strongswan 5.6.2-1 (bookworm) | strongswan 5.6.2-1 (bookworm) |
| strongswan | strongswan | — | — |
| strongswan | strongswan | >= 0 < 5.6.2-1 | 5.6.2-1 |
| strongswan | strongswan | >= 0 < 5.6.2-1 | 5.6.2-1 |
| strongswan | strongswan | >= 0 < 5.6.2-1 | 5.6.2-1 |
| strongswan | strongswan | >= 0 < 5.6.2-1 | 5.6.2-1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.05.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv5.3MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.3MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.3MEDIUM
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Red Hat
strongswan: Insufficient Input Validation in RSASSA-PSS Signature Parser
vendor_redhat·2018-02-19·CVSS 5.3
CVE-2018-6459 [MEDIUM] CWE-20 strongswan: Insufficient Input Validation in RSASSA-PSS Signature Parser
strongswan: Insufficient Input Validation in RSASSA-PSS Signature Parser
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.
Package: strongimcv (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Debian
CVE-2018-6459: strongswan - The rsa_pss_params_parse function in libstrongswan/credentials/keys/signature_pa...
vendor_debian·2018·CVSS 5.3
CVE-2018-6459 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-6459: strongswan - The rsa_pss_params_parse function in libstrongswan/credentials/keys/signature_pa...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 5.6.2-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 5.6.2-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 5.6.2-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 5.6.2-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 5.6.2-1)
GHSA
GHSA-66xj-v6xw-92v4: The rsa_pss_params_parse function in libstrongswan/credentials/keys/signature_params
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2018-6459 [MEDIUM] CWE-347 GHSA-66xj-v6xw-92v4: The rsa_pss_params_parse function in libstrongswan/credentials/keys/signature_params
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.
OSV
CVE-2018-6459: The rsa_pss_params_parse function in libstrongswan/credentials/keys/signature_params
osv·2018-02-20·CVSS 5.3
CVE-2018-6459 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-6459: The rsa_pss_params_parse function in libstrongswan/credentials/keys/signature_params
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-6459 strongswan: Insufficient Input Validation in RSASSA-PSS Signature Parser
bugzilla·2018-02-21·CVSS 5.3
CVE-2018-6459 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-6459 strongswan: Insufficient Input Validation in RSASSA-PSS Signature Parser
CVE-2018-6459 strongswan: Insufficient Input Validation in RSASSA-PSS Signature Parser
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.
External References:
https://www.strongswan.org/blog/2018/02/19/strongswan-vulnerability-%28cve-2018-6459%29.html
Discussion:
Created strongswan tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: epel-all [bug 1547538]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1547537]
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wasfixed in 5.6.2
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-6459 strongswan: Insufficient Input Validation in RSASSA-PSS Signature Parser [epel-all]
bugzilla·2018-02-21·CVSS 5.3
CVE-2018-6459 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-6459 strongswan: Insufficient Input Validation in RSASSA-PSS Signature Parser [epel-all]
CVE-2018-6459 strongswan: Insufficient Input Validation in RSASSA-PSS Signature Parser [epel-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of epel-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-6459 strongswan: Insufficient Input Validation in RSASSA-PSS Signature Parser [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2018-02-21·CVSS 5.3
CVE-2018-6459 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-6459 strongswan: Insufficient Input Validation in RSASSA-PSS Signature Parser [fedora-all]
CVE-2018-6459 strongswan: Insufficient Input Validation in RSASSA-PSS Signature Parser [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multi
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00047.htmlhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-16https://www.strongswan.org/blog/2018/02/19/strongswan-vulnerability-%28cve-2018-6459%29.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00047.htmlhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-16https://www.strongswan.org/blog/2018/02/19/strongswan-vulnerability-%28cve-2018-6459%29.html
2018-02-20
Published