CVE-2008-1198

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-1198
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-03-06 21:44:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.1 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
None
Availability
None

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Redhat Enterprise Linux 4.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 3.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 5.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Alerts - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
www.ernw.de/download/pskattack.pdf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ernw.de Exploit
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com VDB Entry
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Default IPSec Script Uses IKE Aggressive Mode - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Bug 435274 – CVE-2008-1198 IPSec ifup script allows for aggressive IKE mode af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2008-03-07Mark J CoxRed Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2008-1198 The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw.

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