CVE-2017-9022

The gmp plugin in strongSwan before 5.5.3 does not properly validate RSA public keys before calling mpz_powm_sec, which allows remote peers to cause a denial of service (floating point exception and process crash) via a crafted certificate.

Score

CVSS 3.1 7.5 High

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2017-06-08

Last modified

2025-12-03

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected products

• Ubuntu Linux (Canonical)
• Debian Linux (Debian)
• Strongswan (Strongswan)

References

• http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3866
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98760
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3301-1
• https://www.strongswan.org/blog/2017/05/30/strongswan-vulnerability-%28cve-2017-9022%29.html