The gmp plugin in strongSwan before 5.5.3 does not properly validate RSA public keys before calling mpz_powm_sec, which allows remote peers to cause a denial of service (floating point exception and process crash) via a crafted certificate.
Metrics
Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-973-1 | strongswan security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-3866-1 | strongswan security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2017-17962 | The gmp plugin in strongSwan before 5.5.3 does not properly validate RSA public keys before calling mpz_powm_sec, which allows remote peers to cause a denial of service (floating point exception and process crash) via a crafted certificate. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3301-1 | strongSwan vulnerabilities |
Fixes
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
References
History
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 22:15:00 +0000
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cvssV3_1
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2025-12-03T21:16:39.264Z
Reserved: 2017-05-16T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-9022
Updated: 2024-08-05T16:55:21.982Z
Status : Deferred
Published: 2017-06-08T16:29:00.497
Modified: 2025-12-03T22:15:49.990
Link: CVE-2017-9022
OpenCVE Enrichment
No data.
Weaknesses
Debian DLA
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN