CVE-2017-9023 (GCVE-0-2017-9023)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2017-06-08 16:00
Modified
2024-08-05 16:55
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
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.
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