strongSwan before 5.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL…
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Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
strongSwan before 5.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and IKE daemon crash) via a crafted ID_DER_ASN1_DN ID payload.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02514 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 8
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:debian:strongswan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 5.1.2 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 5.1.1 | Vulnerable | strongSwan |
| cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.0 | Vulnerable | strongSwan |
| cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.1 | Vulnerable | strongSwan |
| cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.2 | Vulnerable | strongSwan |
| cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.3 | Vulnerable | strongSwan |
| cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.4 | Vulnerable | strongSwan |
| cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1.0 | Vulnerable | strongSwan |
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:strongswan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.1.2 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.1.1 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
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-2891
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r42j-m8hf-cm2r
References
Sources
- CVE-2014-2891 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-2891 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r42j-m8hf-cm2r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-2891 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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