vulnerability
FreeBSD: VID-ccaea96b-7dcd-11ec-93df-00224d821998 (CVE-2021-45079): strongswan - Incorrect Handling of Early EAP-Success Messages
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P) | Jan 25, 2022 | Nov 4, 2022 | Dec 10, 2025 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jan 25, 2022
Added
Nov 4, 2022
Modified
Dec 10, 2025
Description
Strongswan Release Notes reports: Fixed a vulnerability in the EAP client implementation that was caused by incorrectly handling early EAP-Success messages. It may allow to bypass the client and in some scenarios even the server authentication, or could lead to a denial-of-service attack. This vulnerability has been registered as CVE-2021-45079.
Solution
freebsd-upgrade-package-strongswan
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