CVE-2021-41991 is an integer overflow vulnerability in the in-memory certificate cache of strongSwan versions prior to 5.9.4, also affecting Debian, Fedora, and Siemens products. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) can be exploited remotely with low complexity, leading to a denial of service, with a slight possibility of remote code execution. Despite its potential impact, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 4.2.10, < 5.9.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
33CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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strongswan: integer overflow when replacing certificates in cache
Oct 18, 2021The in-memory certificate cache in strongSwan before 5.9.4 has a remote integer overflow upon receiving many requests with different certificates to fill the cache and later trigger the replacement of cache entries. The code attempts to select a less-often-used cache entry by means of a random number generator but this is not done correctly. Remote code execution might be a slight possibility.
Oct 12, 2021