CVE-2012-2388 describes a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in the GMP Plugin of strongSwan versions 4.2.0 through 4.6.3. This flaw allows remote attackers to circumvent authentication by presenting either an empty or zeroed RSA signature. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is highly severe, enabling unauthenticated attackers to compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability over the network with low attack complexity. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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