Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 22:50:01 +0200
From: Thierry Carrez <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]Subject: [ GLSA 200406-20 ] FreeS/WAN, Openswan, strongSwan: Vulnerabilities in certificate handling
Cc: [email protected], [email protected],
[email protected]
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200406-20
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: FreeS/WAN, Openswan, strongSwan: Vulnerabilities in
certificate handling
Date: June 25, 2004
ID: 200406-20
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Synopsis
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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
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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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
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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
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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
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[ 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
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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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.
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