Remote Code Execution Flaw in strongSwan by strongSwan Project
CVE-2015-3991

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Strongswan

Status
Strongswan
Vendor
CVE Published:
7 September 2017

What is CVE-2015-3991?

The vulnerability allows remote attackers to exploit flaws in strongSwan versions 5.2.2 and 5.3.0, potentially leading to unauthorized code execution or causing the strongSwan daemon to crash, thereby disrupting service. This situation can enable attackers to compromise the operation of the affected software and may lead to further exploitation of network resources.

References

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce...
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce...
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https://www.strongswan.org/blog/2015/06/01/strongswan-vul...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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