CVE-2015-8023
The server implementation of the EAP-MSCHAPv2 protocol in the eap-mschapv2 plugin in strongSwan 4.2.12 through 5.x before 5.3.4 does not properly validate local state, which allows remote attackers to
02 Description
The server implementation of the EAP-MSCHAPv2 protocol in the eap-mschapv2 plugin in strongSwan 4.2.12 through 5.x before 5.3.4 does not properly validate local state, which allows remote attackers to
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.58% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 84.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2015-11-18 16:00Z10 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 08:06Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2015-10-29
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- ad12a40864cfed232075b4bb482958608144f023345e8c42377ec13366825901
05 Affected products
06 References
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2015:2183http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00025.html
- www.strongswan.orghttps://www.strongswan.org/blog/2015/11/16/strongswan-vulnerability-%28cve-2015-8023%29.html
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2015:2103http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00139.html
- www.securityfocus.com84947http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84947
- www.debian.orgDSA-3398http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3398
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2811-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2811-1
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- strongswan Fixed in 5.3.3-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- strongswan Fixed in 5.3.3-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- strongswan Fixed in 5.3.3-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- strongswan Fixed in 5.1.2-0ubuntu2.4
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- strongswan Fixed in 5.1.2-0ubuntu7
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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