CVE-2015-8023 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability in the EAP-MSCHAPv2 protocol implementation within strongSwan versions 4.2.12 through 5.3.3. This flaw allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by sending an empty Success message in response to an initial Challenge. Rated with a CVSS score of 5.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N), it indicates a network-exploitable vulnerability with low attack complexity, resulting in a partial integrity impact (authentication bypass) without affecting confidentiality or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
15.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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