CVE-2015-4171

strongswan: rogue servers are able to gain user credentials from a client in certain IKEv2 setups

Published Jun 10, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 2.6 Low EPSS 2.0% KEV · Not listed
Description
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

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-244-1 strongswan security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3282-1 strongswan security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-4194 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2628-1 strongSwan vulnerability
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 6:04 AM
Reserved
Jun 2, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 10, 2015, 6:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:26 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jun 8, 2015, 12:00 AM