GNU Openswan up to 2.1.4 verify_x509cert improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNU Openswan up to 2.1.4. It has been classified as critical. The impacted element is the function verify_x509cert. This manipulation causes improper authentication. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2004-0590. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in GNU Openswan up to 2.1.4 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function verify_x509cert. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

FreeS/WAN 1.x and 2.x, and other related products including superfreeswan 1.x, openswan 1.x before 1.0.6, openswan 2.x before 2.1.4, and strongSwan before 2.1.3, allows remote attackers to authenticate using spoofed PKCS#7 certificates in which a self-signed certificate identifies an alternate Certificate Authority (CA) and spoofed issuer and subject.

The bug was discovered 06/25/2004. The weakness was presented 06/25/2004 by Thomas Walpuski (Website). The advisory is shared at lists.netsys.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-0590 since 06/23/2004. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14820 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : super-freeswan (MDKSA-2004:070-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at openswan.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 4 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16515), Tenable (14820), SecurityFocus (BID 10611†), OSVDB (7281†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1010588†). See VDB-847 for similar entry. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Nessus ID: 14820
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : super-freeswan (MDKSA-2004:070-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 54605
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200406-20 (Openswan)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: openswan.org

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: lists.netsys.com
Researcher: Thomas Walpuski
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2004-0590 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0590
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-733
X-Force: 16515
SecurityFocus: 10611 - FreeS/WAN X.509 Patch Certificate Verification Vulnerability
OSVDB: 7281 - CVE-2004-0590 - FreeS.WAN - Spoofing Issue
SecurityTracker: 1010588
Vulnerability Center: 8462 - Multiple Open-Source implementations of Ipsec Allows Bypass Authentication, Medium

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Created: 06/28/2004 15:29
Updated: 06/28/2019 19:05
Changes: 06/28/2004 15:29 (86), 06/28/2019 19:05 (6)
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Cache ID: 216:D3D:103

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