Denial of Service Vulnerability in strongSwan ASN.1 Parser

CVE-2017-9023 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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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