9.1
CRITICAL
CVE-2021-45079
StrongSwan IKEv2 EAP Authentication Bypass
Description

In strongSwan before 5.9.5, a malicious responder can send an EAP-Success message too early without actually authenticating the client and (in the case of EAP methods with mutual authentication and EAP-only authentication for IKEv2) even without server authentication.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 31, 2022, 8:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:39 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.2

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-45079 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fedoraproject fedora
2 Fedoraproject extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Strongswan strongswan
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-45079.

URL Resource
https://www.strongswan.org/blog/2022/01/24/strongswan-vulnerability-%28cve-2021-45079%29.html

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-45079 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-45079 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://www.strongswan.org/blog/2022/01/24/strongswan-vulnerability-%28cve-2021-45079%29.html [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://www.strongswan.org/blog/2022/01/24/strongswan-vulnerability-(cve-2021-45079).html
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 12, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-287 CWE-476
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jun. 14, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:fedora_extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 07, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.strongswan.org/blog/2022/01/24/strongswan-vulnerability-(cve-2021-45079).html No Types Assigned https://www.strongswan.org/blog/2022/01/24/strongswan-vulnerability-(cve-2021-45079).html Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-287
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.1.2 up to (excluding) 5.9.5
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:fedora_extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:21.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-45079 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-45079 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.19 }} 0.02%

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0.56485

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