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.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-1207 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:08:57.786Z

Reserved: 2008-03-06T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-1198

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-03-06T21:44:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-1198

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2008-02-28T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-1198 - Bugzilla

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