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TI-2013-05167 Aliases CVE-2013-6075GHSA-pv47-47g7-w845

The compare_dn function in utils/identification.c in strongSwan 4.3.3 through 5.1.1…

Priority LOW 28CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

The compare_dn function in utils/identification.c in strongSwan 4.3.3 through 5.1.1 allows (1) remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read, NULL pointer dereference, and daemon crash) or (2) remote authenticated users to impersonate arbitrary users and bypass access restrictions via a crafted ID_DER_ASN1_DN ID, related to an "insufficient length check" during identity comparison.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02448 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 22

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.3VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.4VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.5VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.6VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.7VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.4.0VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.4.1VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5.0VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5.1VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5.2VulnerablestrongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.3 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.4 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.5 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.6 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.7 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.0 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.1 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.0 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.1 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.2 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
Show 12 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5.3VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.6.0VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.6.1VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.6.2VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.6.3VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.6.4VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.0VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.1VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.2VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.3VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.4VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.0VulnerablestrongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.3 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.0 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.1 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.2 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.3 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.4 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.1 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.2 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.3 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.4 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.0 Vulnerable ·strongSwan

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-6075
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pv47-47g7-w845

References

Patch 2

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-22300 strongSwan before 5.9.12 has a buffer overflow and possible unauthenticated remote code… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2015-03374 strongSwan 5.2.2 and 5.3.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2004-00531 FreeS/WAN 1.x and 2.x, and other related products including superfreeswan 1.x, openswan… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2023-11610 strongSwan 5.9.8 and 5.9.9 potentially allows remote code execution because it uses a… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-20414 In strongSwan before 5.9.5, a malicious responder can send an EAP-Success message too… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2017-08240 The gmp plugin in strongSwan before 5.6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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