DEBIAN-CVE-2018-6459

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-6459
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-6459.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-6459
Upstream
Published
2018-02-20T15:29:00.430Z
Modified
2025-11-19T01:12:36.101643Z
Severity
  • 5.3 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

The rsapssparamsparse function in libstrongswan/credentials/keys/signatureparams.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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / strongswan

Package

Name
strongswan
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/strongswan?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.6.2-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-6459.json"

Debian:12 / strongswan

Package

Name
strongswan
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/strongswan?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.6.2-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-6459.json"

Debian:13 / strongswan

Package

Name
strongswan
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/strongswan?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.6.2-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-6459.json"

Debian:14 / strongswan

Package

Name
strongswan
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/strongswan?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.6.2-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-6459.json"