CVE-2018-6459

The rsa_pss_params_parse function in libstrongswan/credentials/keys/signature_params.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.

Weakness

The product does not verify, or incorrectly verifies, the cryptographic signature for data.

Affected Software

Related Attack Patterns

• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/463.html
• https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/475.html

References

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00047.html
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-16
• https://www.strongswan.org/blog/2018/02/19/strongswan-vulnerability-%28cve-2018-6459%29.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00047.html
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-16
• https://www.strongswan.org/blog/2018/02/19/strongswan-vulnerability-%28cve-2018-6459%29.html