7.5

CVE-2018-17540: canonical ubuntu_linux

CVSS: 7.5v3.0HighModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2018-17540UBUNTU-CVE-2018-17540USN-3774-1
Published 03-10-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-17540 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 3.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.51%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 6
OPENSUSE-SU-2019:2594-1OPENSUSE-SU-2019:2598-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11411-1SUSE-SU-2019:3056-1SUSE-SU-2019:3266-1SUSE-SU-2022:14887-1

Timeline

  1. 03-10-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The gmp plugin in strongSwan before 5.7.1 has a Buffer Overflow via a crafted certificate.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

3.51%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

89%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.51% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
3.51%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian2 products
  • strongswan< 5.7.1-1 | < 5.5.1-4+deb9u4 | < 5.2.1-6+deb8u8
  • debian_linuxEOL8.0 | 9.0
Alpine1 product
  • strongswan< 5.7.1-r0 | < 5.5.3-r3 | < 5.6.3-r2 | < 5.6.3-r3
Canonical1 product
Strongswan1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • strongswan< 5.1.2-0ubuntu2.11 | < 5.3.5-1ubuntu3.8 | < 5.6.2-1ubuntu2.3

5 vendors · 6 products

References

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