[ GLSA 200406-20 ] FreeS/WAN, Openswan, strongSwan: Vulnerabilities in certificate handling

[Thierry Carrez <koon () gentoo org>]

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200406-20
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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
===========

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
==========

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
==========

  [ 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
security () gentoo org 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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