CVE-2013-2054

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    CVE-2013-2054

    Published: 9 Jul 2013Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Buffer overflow in the atodn function in strongSwan 2.0.0 through 4.3.4, when Opportunistic Encryption is enabled and an RSA key is being used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (pluto IKE daemon crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted DNS TXT records. NOTE: this might be the same vulnerability as CVE-2013-2053 and CVE-2013-2054.

    References: http://download.strongswan.org/security/CVE-2013-2054/CVE-2013-2054.txt, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59837, https://lists.libreswan.org/pipermail/swan-announce/2013/000003.html

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High