Vulnerability identifier: #VU79677
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-825
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
strongSwan
Server applications /
Encryption software
Vendor: strongswan.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in libtls implementation that treats the public key from the peer's certificate as trusted, even if the certificate can't be verified successfully. A remote attacker can supply a self-signed certificate to a server that authenticates clients with a TLS-based EAP method like EAP-TLS, trigger an expired pointer dereference and crash the server or execute arbitrary code.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
strongSwan: 5.9.8 - 5.9.9
External links
http://www.strongswan.org/blog/2023/03/02/strongswan-vulnerability-%28cve-2023-26463%29.html
http://github.com/strongswan/strongswan/releases
http://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230517-0010/
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.