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CVE-2018-16152
HIGH · CVSS 7.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2018-09-26T21:29:01.197 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:43:47.220

Summary

In verify_emsa_pkcs1_signature() in gmp_rsa_public_key.c in the gmp plugin in strongSwan 4.x and 5.x before 5.7.0, the RSA implementation based on GMP does not reject excess data in the digestAlgorithm.parameters field during PKCS#1 v1.5 signature verification. Consequently, a remote attacker can forge signatures when small public exponents are being used, which could lead to impersonation when only an RSA signature is used for IKEv2 authentication. This is a variant of CVE-2006-4790 and CVE-2014-1568.

Affected products

strongswan — strongswan

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References

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