7113 : KAME Racoon X.509 Invalid Certificate Validation
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Last Modified
5 months ago

Percent Complete
100%

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 Required
Attack Type: Authentication Management, Cryptographic
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Exploit: Exploit Unavailable

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
Watch-list
Racoon
Watch-list
 20040407b
20030711
20040405
20040503
20040614

References

Credit
  • Thomas Walpuski - thomas-bugtraqBrand New Doo Doounproved.org -

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