What is CVE-2018-10811?

CVE-2018-10811 is a high-severity software vulnerability (CWE-909) with a CVSS score of 7.5. strongSwan 5.6.0 and older allows Remote Denial of Service because of Missing Initialization of a Variable.

Is CVE-2018-10811 being actively exploited?

It is not currently in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploitation probability is 7%.

What products does CVE-2018-10811 affect?

Tracked products affected include strongSwan, Fedora. Check the version you run to see whether it is affected.

How do I fix CVE-2018-10811?

Apply the vendor fix promptly. An official patch or advisory is available. Upgrade affected products to a fixed version.

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CVE-2018-10811

HIGH severity · CVSS 7.5 · CWE-909

7.5CVSS HIGH

Summary

strongSwan 5.6.0 and older allows Remote Denial of Service because of Missing Initialization of a Variable.

Impact & exploitability

Attack vectorNetwork

Attack complexityLow

Privileges requiredNone

User interactionNone

Confidentiality impactNone

Integrity impactNone

Availability impactHigh

Exploit probability (EPSS)7%

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products we track (2)

strongSwan Fedora

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

Official patch: https://download.strongswan.org/security/CVE-2018-10811/ ↗

Additional information

NVD record
https://download.strongswan.org/security/CVE-2018-10811/Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00077.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00047.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UBO6ZQKLB5RY3TV7MXADFTQKXA2LUEIL/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-16Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3771-1/Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4229Advisory