In verify_emsa_pkcs1_signature() in gmp_rsa_public_key.c in the gmp plugin in strongSwan 4.x and 5.x before 5.7.0, the RSA implementation based on GMP does not reject excess data after the encoded algorithm OID during PKCS#1 v1.5 signature verification. Similar to the flaw in the same version of strongSwan regarding digestAlgorithm.parameters, a remote attacker can forge signatures when small public exponents are being used, which could lead to impersonation when only an RSA signature is used for IKEv2 authentication.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DLA |
DLA-1522-1 | strongswan security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-4305-1 | strongswan security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-4309-1 | strongswan security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2018-8006 | In verify_emsa_pkcs1_signature() in gmp_rsa_public_key.c in the gmp plugin in strongSwan 4.x and 5.x before 5.7.0, the RSA implementation based on GMP does not reject excess data after the encoded algorithm OID during PKCS#1 v1.5 signature verification. Similar to the flaw in the same version of strongSwan regarding digestAlgorithm.parameters, a remote attacker can forge signatures when small public exponents are being used, which could lead to impersonation when only an RSA signature is used for IKEv2 authentication. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3771-1 | strongSwan vulnerabilities |
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Solution
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History
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 21:15:00 +0000
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2025-12-03T20:26:00.122Z
Reserved: 2018-08-29T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2018-16151
Updated: 2024-08-05T10:17:37.623Z
Status : Modified
Published: 2018-09-26T21:29:01.087
Modified: 2025-12-03T21:15:50.587
Link: CVE-2018-16151
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN