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CVE-2004-0590

FreeS/WAN 1.x and 2.x, and other related products including superfreeswan 1.x, openswan 1.x before 1.0.6, openswan 2.x before 2.1.4, and strongSwan before 2.1.3, allows remote attackers to authenticate using spoofed PKCS#7 certificates in which a self-signed certificate identifies an alternate Certificate Authority (CA) and spoofed issuer and subject.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2004-0590 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 4 products from frees_wan, from frees_wan, from openswan and 1 other, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2004, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2004-12-06T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 10.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	frees_wan	frees_wan	1	Yes
Application	frees_wan	frees_wan	2	Yes
Application	frees_wan	super_frees_wan	1	Yes
Application	openswan	openswan	1	Yes
Application	openswan	openswan	2	Yes
Application	strongswan	strongswan	≤ 2.1.2	Yes

References

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200406-20.xml Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2004:070 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openswan.org/support/vuln/can-2004-0590/ Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16515 ([email protected])
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200406-20.xml Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2004:070 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openswan.org/support/vuln/can-2004-0590/ Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16515 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For frees_wan's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.