CVE-2008-1198
N/A
Published: March 6, 2008 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:51 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorEnterprise Linux
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (5)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/48045VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019563x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=435274VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41053Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo
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