CVE-2017-9023
HIGH7.5EPSS 2.1%Published: 6/8/2017Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
The ASN.1 parser in strongSwan before 5.5.3 improperly handles CHOICE types when the x509 plugin is enabled, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted certificate.
Affected packages (2)
- Alpine/strongswanfrom 0, < 5.5.3-r0
- Debian/strongswanfrom 0, < 5.5.1-4
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |