CVE-2004-0590

Description

FreeS/WAN 1.x and 2.x, and other related products including superfreeswan 1.x, openswan 1.x before 1.0.6, openswan 2.x before 2.1.4, and strongSwan before 2.1.3, allows remote attackers to authenticate using spoofed PKCS#7 certificates in which a self-signed certificate identifies an alternate Certificate Authority (CA) and spoofed issuer and subject.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.58%

Vendor Advisory mandrakesecure.net Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory openswan.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2004:070	patch vendor advisory
http://www.openswan.org/support/vuln/can-2004-0590/	patch vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200406-20.xml	patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16515	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0590?: CVE-2004-0590 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-0590?: To fix CVE-2004-0590, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-0590 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2004-0590 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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