CVE-2017-9023

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    CVE-2017-9023

    Published: 8 Jun 2017Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3866, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98756, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3301-1, https://www.strongswan.org/blog/2017/05/30/strongswan-vulnerability-%28cve-2017-9023%29.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    5.5.2
    5.5.2rc1
    5.5.2dr7
    5.5.2dr6
    5.5.2dr5
    5.5.2dr4
    5.5.2dr3
    5.5.2dr2
    5.5.2dr1
    5.5.1
    5.5.1rc2
    5.5.1rc1
    5.5.1dr5
    5.5.1dr4
    5.5.1dr3
    5.5.1dr2
    5.5.0
    5.5.1dr1
    5.5.0rc1
    5.5.0dr1

    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
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