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[ GLSA 200406-20 ] FreeS/WAN, Openswan, strongSwan: Vulnerabilities in certificate handling
From: Thierry Carrez <koon () gentoo org>
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 22:50:01 +0200
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200406-20 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: FreeS/WAN, Openswan, strongSwan: Vulnerabilities in certificate handling Date: June 25, 2004 ID: 200406-20 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== FreeS/WAN, Openswan, strongSwan and Super-FreeS/WAN contain two bugs when authenticating PKCS#7 certificates. This could allow an attacker to authenticate with a fake certificate. Background ========== FreeS/WAN, Openswan, strongSwan and Super-FreeS/WAN are Open Source implementations of IPsec for the Linux operating system. They are all based on the discontinued FreeS/WAN project. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-misc/freeswan < 2.04-r1 >= 2.04-r1 == 1.99-r1 2 net-misc/openswan < 2.1.4 >= 2.1.4 == 1.0.6_rc1 3 net-misc/strongswan < 2.1.3 >= 2.1.3 4 net-misc/super-freeswan <= 1.99.7.3 Vulnerable! Description =========== All these IPsec implementations have several bugs in the verify_x509cert() function, which performs certificate validation, that make them vulnerable to malicious PKCS#7 wrapped objects. Impact ====== With a carefully crafted certificate payload an attacker can successfully authenticate against FreeS/WAN, Openswan, strongSwan or Super-FreeS/WAN, or make the daemon go into an endless loop. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. All users are encouraged to upgrade to the latest available version. Resolution ========== All FreeS/WAN 1.9x users should upgrade to the latest stable version: # emerge sync # emerge -pv "=net-misc/freeswan-1.99-r1" # emerge "=net-misc/freeswan-1.99-r1" All FreeS/WAN 2.x users should upgrade to the latest stable version: # emerge sync # emerge -pv ">=net-misc/freeswan-2.04-r1" # emerge ">=net-misc/freeswan-2.04-r1" All Openswan 1.x users should upgrade to the latest stable version: # emerge sync # emerge -pv "=net-misc/openswan-1.0.6_rc1" # emerge "=net-misc/openswan-1.0.6_rc1" All Openswan 2.x users should upgrade to the latest stable version: # emerge sync # emerge -pv ">=net-misc/openswan-2.1.4" # emerge ">=net-misc/openswan-2.1.4" All strongSwan users should upgrade to the latest stable version: # emerge sync # emerge -pv ">=net-misc/strongswan-2.1.3" # emerge ">=net-misc/strongswan-2.1.3" All Super-FreeS/WAN users should migrate to the latest stable version of Openswan. Note that Portage will force a move for Super-FreeS/WAN users to Openswan. # emerge sync # emerge -pv "=net-misc/openswan-1.0.6_rc1" # emerge "=net-misc/openswan-1.0.6_rc1" References ========== [ 1 ] Openswan/strongSwan Authentication Bug http://lists.openswan.org/pipermail/dev/2004-June/000370.html Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200406-20.xml Concerns? ========= Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security () gentoo org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2004 Gentoo Technologies, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFA3I/4vcL1obalX08RAkFTAJ9G6U5OAw9poy1YiHAS6sKEf+KSFQCfQJx+ kgh6zpXu/VV8W77ZrkawRgA= =m9Rn -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
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