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strongswan — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-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 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted (1) certificate or (2) identity data that triggers buffer overflows.

Products
strongswan
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
4.4.1-1
CVEs
CVE-2010-2628
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 23:28 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2628

core-osv · Original source

Published 20 Aug 2010, 18:00 UTC

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.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2628

strongswan

Fixed versions: 4.4.1-1

strongswan

Fixed versions: 4.4.1-1

strongswan

Fixed versions: 4.4.1-1

Complete source record
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  "id": "1e76f5a9ae465cac99a5c1b5f3d7f3edea6d6508c9acb18045f4c8425dbc3d86",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2628",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "summary": "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2628",
    "products": [
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        "name": {
          "value": "strongswan",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
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          {
            "value": "4.4.1-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
          }
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      },
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        "name": {
          "value": "strongswan",
          "evidence": "/affected/1/package/name"
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    "severity": "unknown",
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        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-23T17:47:44.747445652Z",
      "provider": "osv",
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        "CVE-2010-2628"
      ],
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        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-2628"
      ]
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    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2010-2628",
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    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 418681,
  "published_at": "2010-08-20T18:00:02.187+00:00"
}