CVE-2012-2388

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2012-06-27 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-287

Description

The GMP Plugin in strongSwan 4.2.0 through 4.6.3 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a (1) empty or (2) zeroed RSA signature, aka "RSA signature verification vulnerability."

Affected products

strongSwan: 4.2.0, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.2.4, 4.2.5 (+28)

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-06/msg00002.html
http://osvdb.org/82587
http://secunia.com/advisories/49315
http://secunia.com/advisories/49336
http://secunia.com/advisories/49370
http://secunia.com/advisories/55051
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2483
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53752
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027110
http://www.strongswan.org/blog/2012/05/31/strongswan-4.6.4-released-%28cve-2012-2388%29.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76013
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-06/msg00002.html

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