CVE-2008-1198 describes a vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions 3 through 5, where the default IPSec ifup script incorrectly configures racoon to use aggressive IKE mode instead of main IKE mode. This misconfiguration significantly lowers the security of the system, allowing remote attackers to more easily conduct brute-force attacks by sniffing an unencrypted preshared key (PSK) hash. With a CVSS score of 7.1, this vulnerability is considered high severity due to its network-based attack vector and complete confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
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