CVE-2015-4171
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2015-06-10 18:00
Modified
2024-08-06 06:04
Severity ?
EPSS score ?
Summary
strongSwan 4.3.0 through 5.x before 5.3.2 and strongSwan VPN Client before 1.4.6, when using EAP or pre-shared keys for authenticating an IKEv2 connection, does not enforce server authentication restrictions until the entire authentication process is complete, which allows remote servers to obtain credentials by using a valid certificate and then reading the responses.
References
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