CyberRota Analysis
AI-GeneratedThe x509 plugin's attribute certificate parser in strongSwan versions 4.2.0 to 6.0.7 is vulnerable due to a memory leak that occurs after the effective lifetime of the memory is reached. While the severity is rated low, this vulnerability could lead to increased memory consumption, potentially impacting system performance over time. Organizations using affected versions of strongSwan should prioritize addressing this issue to maintain optimal performance and resource management.
Public Exploit Signal
A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.
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Original NVD Description
strongSwan 4.2.0 through 6.0.7 has a missing release of memory after its effective lifetime in the x509 plugin's attribute certificate parser.