Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-5388
In stroke_socket.c in strongSwan before 5.6.3, a missing packet length check could allow a buffer underflow, which may lead to resource exhaustion and denial of service while reading from the socket.
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2018-5388
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-5388
0.52%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 77 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2018-5388
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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4.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
8.0
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2.9
|
NIST | |
6.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
2.8
|
3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2018-5388
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The product writes to a buffer using an index or pointer that references a memory location prior to the beginning of the buffer.Assigned by: cret@cert.org (Secondary)
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The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2018-5388
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https://git.strongswan.org/?p=strongswan.git;a=commitdiff;h=0acd1ab4
git.strongswan.org Git - strongswan.git/commitdiffVendor Advisory
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/3771-1/
USN-3771-1: strongSwan vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security noticesThird Party Advisory
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-16
strongSwan: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201811-16) — Gentoo securityThird Party Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104263
strongSwan CVE-2018-5388 Buffer Underflow VulnerabilityThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00077.html
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:2594-1: important: Security update
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00001.html
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:2598-1: important: Security update
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http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172833/strongSwan-VPN-Charon-Server-Buffer-Overflow.html
strongSwan VPN Charon Server Buffer Overflow ≈ Packet Storm
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https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4229
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4229-1 strongswanThird Party Advisory
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http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/338343
VU#338343 - strongSwan VPN charon server vulnerable to buffer underflowThird Party Advisory;US Government Resource
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00047.html
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2020:0403-1: moderate: Security update f
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