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Vulnerability record · CVE-2023-41913 · published 7 December 2023

CVE-2023-41913: Strongswan classic buffer overflow vulnerability

Strongswan · Strongswan

strongSwan before 5.9.12 has a buffer overflow and possible unauthenticated remote code execution via a DH public value that exceeds the internal buffer in charon-tkm's DH proxy. The earliest affected version is 5.3.0. An attack can occur via a crafted IKE_SA_INIT message.

9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 2.3% · top 17.3% CWE-120 · Classic buffer overflow
9.8CVSS 3.1 base score
2.3%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
9References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

strongSwan before 5.9.12 has a buffer overflow and possible unauthenticated remote code execution via a DH public value that exceeds the internal buffer in charon-tkm's DH proxy. The earliest affected version is 5.3.0. An attack can occur via a crafted IKE_SA_INIT message.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/strongswan/strongswan/releases Release Notes
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YPJZPYHBCRXUQGGKQE6TYH4
https://www.strongswan.org/blog/2023/11/20/strongswan-vulnerability-%28cve-2023-41913%29.html Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/strongswan/strongswan/releases Release Notes
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00018.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YPJZPYHBCRXUQGGKQE6TYH4
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/YPJZPYHBCRXUQGGKQE6TYH4J4
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250117-0003/
https://www.strongswan.org/blog/2023/11/20/strongswan-vulnerability-%28cve-2023-41913%29.html Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2023-41913), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.