# CVE-2010-2628: The IKE daemon in strongSwan 4.3.x before 4.3.7 and 4.4.x before 4.4.1 does not properly check the return values of snprintf calls, which al

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2010-08-20 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The IKE daemon in strongSwan 4.3.x before 4.3.7 and 4.4.x before 4.4.1 does not properly check the return values of snprintf calls, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted (1) certificate or (2) identity data that triggers buffer overflows.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2086
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2010-08/msg00026.html
- https://lists.strongswan.org/pipermail/users/2010-August/005167.html
- http://download.strongswan.org/patches/08_snprintf_patch/strongswan-4.3.4_snprintf.patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2085
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024338
- http://download.strongswan.org/patches/08_snprintf_patch/strongswan-4.4.0_snprintf.patch
- http://download.strongswan.org/patches/08_snprintf_patch/strongswan-4.3.6_snprintf.patch
- http://download.strongswan.org/patches/08_snprintf_patch/strongswan-4.3.3_snprintf.patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40956
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42444
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/615915
- http://trac.strongswan.org/projects/strongswan/wiki/441
- http://download.strongswan.org/patches/08_snprintf_patch/strongswan-4.3.5_snprintf.patch

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