SB2015070105 - Information disclosure in strongswan (Alpine package)



SB2015070105 - Information disclosure in strongswan (Alpine package)

Published: July 1, 2015

Security Bulletin ID SB2015070105
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-4171)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

strongSwan 4.3.0 through 5.x before 5.3.2 and strongSwan VPN Client before 1.4.6, when using EAP or pre-shared keys for authenticating an IKEv2 connection, does not enforce server authentication restrictions until the entire authentication process is complete, which allows remote servers to obtain credentials by using a valid certificate and then reading the responses.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.