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ALPINE-CVE-2021-41990
ALPINE-CVE-2021-41990
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
The gmp plugin in strongSwan before 5.9.4 has a remote integer overflow via a crafted certificate with an RSASSA-PSS signature. For example, this can be triggered by an unrelated self-signed CA certificate sent by an initiator. Remote code execution cannot occur.
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.23 | strongswan | 4.5.2-r0, 4.6.1-r0, 5.1.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.13 | strongswan | 5.6.3-r0, 0, 4.5.2-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.17 | strongswan | 5.9.1-r2, 5.9.1-r1, 5.9.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | strongswan | 5.3.2-r4, 5.3.1-r0, 5.3.2-r6 |
| Alpine:v3.12 | strongswan | 5.2.0-r1, 0, 5.1.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.16 | strongswan | 5.9.1-r2, 5.9.1-r1, 5.9.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.18 | strongswan | 0, 5.3.3-r0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | strongswan | 5.9.1-r2, 5.9.1-r1, 5.9.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.14 | strongswan | 5.9.1-r1, 5.9.1-r0, 5.9.0-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | strongswan | 5.6.0-r0, 5.9.1-r1, 5.9.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | strongswan | 5.9.1-r2, 5.3.0-r2, 5.3.1-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.15 | strongswan | 5.9.1-r1, 5.9.1-r0, 5.9.0-r1 |
Timeline
- Oct 18, 2021 CVE Published
- Dec 3, 2025 CVE Updated
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch