CVE-2014-2338 Auth bypass in n/a

Medium 6.4 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass authentication in strongSwan IKEv2 by rekeying during initiation or re-authentication, establishing unauthorized sessions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2014-2338?

CVE-2014-2338 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Apr 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IKEv2 in strongSwan 4.0.7 before 5.1.3 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by rekeying an IKE_SA during (1) initiation or (2) re-authentication, which triggers the IKE_SA state to be set to established.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2338?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Strongswan Strongswan.

How do I fix CVE-2014-2338?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2014-2338 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2338 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2338, DSA-2903-1, GHSA-69p7-xxq6-hxwh, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-2338.

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