Unscored severity · published Jun 25, 2009
CVE-2009-2185
The ASN.1 parser (pluto/asn1.c, libstrongswan/asn1/asn1.c, libstrongswan/asn1/asn1_parser.c) in (a) strongSwan 2.8 before 2.8.10, 4.2 before 4.2.16, and 4.3 before 4.3.2; and (b)…
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CVSS
2.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The ASN.1 parser (pluto/asn1.c, libstrongswan/asn1/asn1.c, libstrongswan/asn1/asn1_parser.c) in (a) strongSwan 2.8 before 2.8.10, 4.2 before 4.2.16, and 4.3 before 4.3.2; and (b) openSwan 2.6 before 2.6.22 and 2.4 before 2.4.15 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (pluto IKE daemon crash) via an X.509 certificate with (1) crafted Relative Distinguished Names (RDNs), (2) a crafted UTCTIME string, or (3) a crafted GENERALIZEDTIME string.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.4% · higher than 84% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OP
Openswan · Xelerance
2.4.0; 2.4.1; 2.4.2; 2.4.3; 2.4.4; 2.4.5; +20 more · source: NVD
ST
Strongswan · Strongswan
2.8.0; 2.8.1; 2.8.2; 2.8.3; 2.8.4; 2.8.5; +24 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2185
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2185
Vendor Advisory
http://download.strongswan.org/CHANGES2.txt
Vendor Advisory
http://download.strongswan.org/CHANGES4.txt
Vendor Advisory
http://download.strongswan.org/CHANGES42.txt
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35522
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/35698
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/35740
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