CVE-2012-2388

Description

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."

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.12% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory strongswan.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76013 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027110 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/82587 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/49336 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49315 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53752 vdb entry
http://www.strongswan.org/blog/2012/05/31/strongswan-4.6.4-released-%28cve-2012-2388%29.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-06/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/55051 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49370 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2483 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-2388?
CVE-2012-2388 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-2388?
To fix CVE-2012-2388, 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-2012-2388 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-2388 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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