CVE-2018-6459

strongswan: Insufficient Input Validation in RSASSA-PSS Signature Parser

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7.5

CVSS 3.0

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Published · February 19, 2018

Updated · January 14, 2026

Description

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.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation