OSVDB ID: 7113

Title: KAME Racoon X.509 Invalid Certificate Validation

Info

Disclosure

Jun 14, 2004

Discovery

Jun 14, 2004

Dates

Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Unknown

Description

KAME Racoon contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to use an invalid X509 certificate. The issue is triggered when the "eay_check_x509cert" function is invoked. It is possible that the flaw may allow invalid certificates to be accepted, allowing an attacker to access private resources.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Authentication Management, Cryptographic
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 20040615 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

KAME Project

Racoon

20030711
20040405
20040407b
20040503
20040614

References

Credit

  • Thomas Walpuski - thomas-bugtraqunproved.org -


Direct URL: http://osvdb.org/7113