VDB
CVE-2008-1198
CVE-2008-1198
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.099999904632568 HIGH
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.
EPSS 2.43% · 84.1th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 2.0
7.099999904632568
EPSS Score
2.43%
84.1th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 5.0, 4.0, 3.0 |
Timeline
- Mar 6, 2008 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 13, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 11, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 5, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 28, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 20, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- ipsec-ifup-weak-security(41053) vdb
- 48045 third-party-advisory
- http://www.ernw.de/download/pskattack.pdf url
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=435274 url
- 1019563 vdb
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1198 advisory