The gmp plugin in strongSwan before 5.5.3 does not properly validate RSA public keys before calling mpz_powm_sec, which allows remote peers to cause a denial of service (floating point exception and process crash) via a crafted certificate.
CVE-2017-9022
Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-14. NVD baseline CVSS 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(medium)
- EG Risk
- 49(Track)EG Risk 49/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity75% × 45%Exploitation2% × 40%Automatability100% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 2%
- EPSS %ILE
- 77%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 8, 2017
Last Modified
June 17, 2026
References (8)
- cve@mitrehttp://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3866
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98760
- cve@mitrehttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3301-1
- cve@mitrehttps://www.strongswan.org/blog/2017/05/30/strongswan-vulnerability-%28cve-2017-9022%29.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3866
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98760
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3301-1
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.strongswan.org/blog/2017/05/30/strongswan-vulnerability-%28cve-2017-9022%29.html
Patch Availability(1)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | strongswan (5.5.1-1ubuntu3.1) @ zesty | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(29 across 29 ecosystems)
Alpine:v3.10(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| strongswan | — | 5.5.3-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| strongswan | — | 5.5.3-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| strongswan | — | 5.5.3-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| strongswan | — | 5.5.3-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| strongswan | — | 5.5.3-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.15(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| strongswan | — | 5.5.3-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.16(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| strongswan | — | 5.5.3-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.17(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| strongswan | — | 5.5.3-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.18(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| strongswan | — | 5.5.3-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.19(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| strongswan | — | 5.5.3-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.2(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| strongswan | — | 5.3.5-r2 | — |
Alpine:v3.20(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| strongswan | — | 5.5.3-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.21(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| strongswan | — | 5.5.3-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.22(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| strongswan | — | 5.5.3-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.23(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| strongswan | — | 5.5.3-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.24(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| strongswan | — | 5.5.3-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.3(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| strongswan | — | 5.3.5-r2 | — |
Alpine:v3.4(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| strongswan | — | 5.4.0-r2 | — |
Alpine:v3.5(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| strongswan | — | 5.5.3-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.6(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| strongswan | — | 5.5.3-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.7(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| strongswan | — | 5.5.3-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.8(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| strongswan | — | 5.5.3-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.9(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| strongswan | — | 5.5.3-r0 | — |
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| strongswan | — | 5.5.1-4 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| strongswan | — | 5.5.1-4 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| strongswan | — | 5.5.1-4 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| strongswan | — | 5.5.1-4 | — |
Debian:7(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| strongswan | 4.5.2-1.5+deb7u1 ... 4.5.2-1.5+deb7u8 (9 versions) | 4.5.2-1.5+deb7u9 | — |
Debian:8(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| strongswan | 5.2.1-6, 5.2.1-6+deb8u1, 5.2.1-6+deb8u1~bpo70+1, 5.2.1-6+deb8u2, 5.2.1-6+deb8u2~bpo70+1 | 5.2.1-6+deb8u3 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
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