CVE-2012-4566 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass access restrictions and spoof clients in radsecproxy due to improper certificate verification in DTLS configurations.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-4566?
CVE-2012-4566 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Nov 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The DTLS support in radsecproxy before 1.6.2 does not properly verify certificates when there are configuration blocks with CA settings that are unrelated to the block being used for verifying the certificate chain, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and spoof clients, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-4523.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4566?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Uninett Radsecproxy.
How do I fix CVE-2012-4566?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2012-4566 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4566 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4566, GHSA-3qgg-3fwc-j9gv.