CVE-2015-4171
lowpriority · track · 11EPSS 0.020 · 81 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
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affected products (40)
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references (33)
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- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3282cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/29/6cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/29/7cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/08/4cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74933cnnvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032514cnnvd
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2628-1cnnvd
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.strongswan.androidcnnvd
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