CVE-2015-8023
strongswan: Authentication bypass in eap-mschapv2 plugin
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · November 16, 2015
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
The server implementation of the EAP-MSCHAPv2 protocol in the eap-mschapv2 plugin in strongSwan 4.2.12 through 5.x before 5.3.4 does not properly validate local state, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via an empty Success message in response to an initial Challenge message.
Statement
This issue did not affect the versions of strongimcv as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, as they did not include support for the eap-mschapv2 plugin.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 6.4AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
CWE not specified