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CVE-2017-11185

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2017-08-18
  • WeaknessCWE-476

Am I affected?

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Description

The gmp plugin in strongSwan before 5.6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a crafted RSA signature.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2017-08-1817:29CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD
Strongswan
BranchAffectedFixed in
5.5≤ 5.5.3no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2025-12-04
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
  • CISA-ADPCVSS 3.17.52025-12-04
  • NVDCVSS 3.07.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.05read 2026-10-23
  • CISA-ADPweakness (CWE)CWE-4762025-12-04
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-476read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score2.8 %2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2017-08-18
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-11185?

The gmp plugin in strongSwan before 5.6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a crafted RSA signature.

Is CVE-2017-11185 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2017-11185 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.8% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-11185?

CVE-2017-11185 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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