CVE-2008-1198

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.

Score

CVSS 2.0 7.1 High

Status

Modified - secalert@redhat.com

Published

2008-03-06

Last modified

2024-08-07

Affected products

• Enterprise Linux (Redhat)

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/48045
• http://www.ernw.de/download/pskattack.pdf
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019563
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=435274
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41053