Improper Authentication in strongSwan - CVE-2012-2388
Published: June 28, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43932
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2388
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
The GMP Plugin in strongSwan 4.2.0 through 4.6.3 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a (1) empty or (2) zeroed RSA signature, aka "RSA signature verification vulnerability."
Affected software
strongSwan
Fedora
strongswan
Fedora
strongswan
How to mitigate CVE-2012-2388
Install update from vendor's website.
strongswan - update to 4.6.4-1.el6
External References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-06/msg00002.html
- http://osvdb.org/82587
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49315
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49336
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49370
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55051
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2483
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53752
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027110
- http://www.strongswan.org/blog/2012/05/31/strongswan-4.6.4-released-%28cve-2012-2388%29.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76013