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CVE-2017-9023

7.5 highEPSS 2.2%

High (7.5) in strongswan strongswan. EPSS 2.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.5 high
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
2.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 82% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE
CWE-835
Published
Modified
Record from
the NVD, synced

Affected

References

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