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CVE-2008-1198

CVE information

Published

16 years ago

Last Modified

2 years ago

CVSSv2.0 Severity

High

Impact Analysis

Description

The default IPSec ifup script in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 through 5 configures racoon to use aggressive IKE mode instead of main IKE mode, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct brute force attacks by sniffing an unencrypted preshared key (PSK) hash..

CVSSv2.0 Score

Severity
High
Base Score
7.1/10
Exploit Score
8.6/10
Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication Required
None
Impact Score
6.9/10
Confidentiality Impact
Complete
Availability Impact
None
Integrity Impact
None

Products Affected

CPE Affected Vulnerable Excluding Edit
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -