CVE-2015-8023
N/A
Published: November 18, 2015 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:33 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsUbuntu LinuxstrongSwan
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
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 bypass authentication via an empty Success message in response to an initial Challenge message.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (6)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00025.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00139.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3398Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20CWE-264
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