redhat · CVE-2017-9023

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Priority: medium Published: 2017-05-30 00:00:00 UTC Updated: 2017-05-30 00:00:00 UTC

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Tracker summary

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.

Description:

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.

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