Improper Authentication The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package strongswan  (opens in a new tab)


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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1504-STRONGSWAN-645619
  • published10 Sept 2020
  • disclosed27 Jun 2012

Introduced: 27 Jun 2012

CVE-2012-2388  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-287  (opens in a new tab)

Amendment

The Ubuntu security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Ubuntu:15.04.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream strongswan package and not the strongswan package as distributed by Ubuntu.

The GMP Plugin in strongSwan 4.2.0 through 4.6.3 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a (1) empty or (2) zeroed RSA signature, aka "RSA signature verification vulnerability."