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.
Published: 2015-06-10
Score: 2.6 Low
EPSS: 1.0% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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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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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Debian Debian Linux
Strongswan Strongswan Strongswan Vpn Client
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T06:04:03.021Z

Reserved: 2015-06-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-4171

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-06-10T18:59:09.097

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-4171

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2015-06-08T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-4171 - Bugzilla

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