strongSwan 4.6.2 through 6.0.7 has an infinite loop in PKCS#5 decryption.

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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6487-1 strongswan security update
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Fri, 11 Sep 2026 01:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description strongSwan 4.6.2 through 6.0.7 has an infinite loop in PKCS#5 decryption.
First Time appeared Strongswan
Strongswan strongswan
Weaknesses CWE-835
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Strongswan
Strongswan strongswan
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-11T01:40:01.247Z

Reserved: 2026-08-22T23:30:57.401Z

Link: CVE-2026-78129

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-11T02:18:34.207

Modified: 2026-09-11T02:18:34.207

Link: CVE-2026-78129

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