strongswan: Insufficient Input Validation in gmp Plugin
Published Aug 18, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.83%
Description
The gmp plugin in strongSwan before 5.6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a crafted RSA signature.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 5.5.3
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
strongimcv
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | strongimcv | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
The version of strongimcv package shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, does not enable the gmp plugin and therefore is not affected by this flaw.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
YesTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Dec 4, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.83% (0.02825) | 86.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.25% (0.03252) | 86.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.74% (0.00744) | 81.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.74% (0.00744) | 80.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.74% (0.00744) | 77.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.30% (0.01300) | 31.12th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.30% (0.01300) | 30.48th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.30% (0.01300) | 69.44th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.30% (0.01300) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (8)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3962 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100492 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11185 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1484008 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11185
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11185
- https://www.strongswan.org/blog/2017/08/14/strongswan-vulnerability-%28cve-2017-11185%29.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.strongswan.org/blog/2017/08/14/strongswan-vulnerability-(cve-2017-11185).html
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3962 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100492 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11185 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1484008 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11185 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11185 | ||
| https://www.strongswan.org/blog/2017/08/14/strongswan-vulnerability-%28cve-2017-11185%29.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://www.strongswan.org/blog/2017/08/14/strongswan-vulnerability-(cve-2017-11185).html |
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