strongSwan up to 5.0.2 improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in strongSwan. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2013-2944. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in strongSwan (Network Encryption Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

strongSwan 4.3.5 through 5.0.3, when using the OpenSSL plugin for ECDSA signature verification, allows remote attackers to authenticate as other users via an invalid signature.

The weakness was released 05/02/2013 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at download.strongswan.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-2944 since 04/11/2013. The attack may be launched remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69030 (SuSE 11.2 Security Update : strongswan (SAT Patch Number 7638)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 166459 (OpenSuSE Security Update for strongswan (openSUSE-SU-2013:0873-1)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (83928), Tenable (69030), SecurityFocus (BID 59580†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-39446†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 69030
Nessus Name: SuSE 11.2 Security Update : strongswan (SAT Patch Number 7638)
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OpenVAS ID: 892665
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2665-1 (strongswan - authentication bypass
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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04/30/2013 +19 days 🔍
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07/24/2013 +78 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +608 days 🔍
12/26/2024 +3565 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: dsa-2665
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-2944 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-2944
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-64076

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X-Force: 83928
SecurityFocus: 59580 - strongSwan OpenSSL Plugin CVE-2013-2944 Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 39446 - strongSwan 4.3.5 - 5.0.3 Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability Using the OpenSSL Plugin for ECDSA, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 12/26/2024 14:52
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (63), 04/28/2017 20:30 (5), 01/02/2022 14:31 (3), 01/02/2022 14:36 (1), 01/02/2022 14:39 (1), 12/26/2024 14:52 (16)
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