Description
strongSwan 4.2.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via an IKE_SA_INIT message with a large number of NULL values in a Key Exchange payload, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference for the return value of the mpz_export function in the GNU Multiprecision Library (GMP).
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2008-4532 | strongSwan 4.2.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via an IKE_SA_INIT message with a large number of NULL values in a Key Exchange payload, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference for the return value of the mpz_export function in the GNU Multiprecision Library (GMP). |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T10:17:09.920Z
Reserved: 2008-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2008-4551
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Status : Modified
Published: 2008-10-14T20:00:01.637
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2008-4551
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Weaknesses
EUVD