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TI-2013-02582 Aliases CVE-2013-2944GHSA-m484-f74p-8pvx

strongSwan 4.3.5 through 5.0.3, when using the OpenSSL plugin for ECDSA signature…

Priority LOW 26CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

strongSwan 4.3.5 through 5.0.3, when using the OpenSSL plugin for ECDSA signature verification, allows remote attackers to authenticate as other users via an invalid signature.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01586 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 17

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.5VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.6VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.7VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.4.0VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.4.1VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5.0VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5.1VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5.2VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5.3VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.6.0VulnerablestrongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.5 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.6 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.7 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.0 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.1 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.0 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.1 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.2 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.3 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.0 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
Show 7 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.6.1VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.6.2VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.6.3VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.6.4VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.0VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.1VulnerablestrongSwan
cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.2VulnerablestrongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.1 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.2 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.3 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:4.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.4 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.1 Vulnerable ·strongSwan
  • cpe:2.3:a:strongswan:strongswan:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.2 Vulnerable ·strongSwan

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-2944
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m484-f74p-8pvx

References

Patch 1

Advisory 4

Other 1

  • TI-2023-22300 strongSwan before 5.9.12 has a buffer overflow and possible unauthenticated remote code… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2015-03374 strongSwan 5.2.2 and 5.3.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2004-00531 FreeS/WAN 1.x and 2.x, and other related products including superfreeswan 1.x, openswan… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2023-11610 strongSwan 5.9.8 and 5.9.9 potentially allows remote code execution because it uses a… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-20414 In strongSwan before 5.9.5, a malicious responder can send an EAP-Success message too… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2017-08240 The gmp plugin in strongSwan before 5.6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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