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CVE-2018-5388

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 4.02% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-05-31 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2018-5388
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.5
EPSS
4.02%

Original NVD Description

In stroke_socket.c in strongSwan before 5.6.3, a missing packet length check could allow a buffer underflow, which may lead to resource exhaustion and denial of service while reading from the socket.

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