CVE-2010-2628 json
The IKE daemon in strongSwan 4.3.x before 4.3.7 and 4.4.x before 4.4.1 does not properly check the return values of snprintf calls, which a…
published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-2632
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 4.1%
- EPSS 4.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The IKE daemon in strongSwan 4.3.x before 4.3.7 and 4.4.x before 4.4.1 does not properly check the return values of snprintf calls, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted (1) certificate or (2) identity data that triggers buffer overflows.
Patch / fix
- strongswan Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4.4.1-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2628
- download.strongswan.org/patches/08_snprintf_patch/strongswan-4.3.4_snprintf.patch patch
- download.strongswan.org/patches/08_snprintf_patch/strongswan-4.4.0_snprintf.patch patch
- download.strongswan.org/patches/08_snprintf_patch/strongswan-4.3.6_snprintf.patch patch
- download.strongswan.org/patches/08_snprintf_patch/strongswan-4.3.3_snprintf.patch patch
- securityfocus.com/bid/42444 patch
- download.strongswan.org/patches/08_snprintf_patch/strongswan-4.3.5_snprintf.patch patch
- lists.strongswan.org/pipermail/users/2010-August/005167.html advisory
- vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2085 advisory
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4.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code
References
-
lists.strongswan.org
/pipermail/users/2010-August/005167.html
mailing-list, patch, vendor-advisory
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download.strongswan.org
/patches/08_snprintf_patch/strongswan-4.3.4_snprintf.patch
patch
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2010/2085
vdb-entry, patch, vendor-advisory
-
download.strongswan.org
/patches/08_snprintf_patch/strongswan-4.4.0_snprintf.patch
patch
-
download.strongswan.org
/patches/08_snprintf_patch/strongswan-4.3.6_snprintf.patch
patch
-
download.strongswan.org
/patches/08_snprintf_patch/strongswan-4.3.3_snprintf.patch
patch
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/42444
vdb-entry, patch
-
download.strongswan.org
/patches/08_snprintf_patch/strongswan-4.3.5_snprintf.patch
patch
-
secunia.com
/advisories/40956
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2010/2086
vdb-entry
-
lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-updates/2010-08/msg00026.html
mailing-list
-
securitytracker.com
/id?1024338
vdb-entry
- bugzilla.novell.com /615915
- trac.strongswan.org /projects/strongswan/wiki/441
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2010-2628
- NVD CVE-2010-2628
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