CVE-2008-1198

Publication date 6 March 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

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.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
ipsec-tools 7.10 gutsy
Not affected
7.04 feisty
Not affected
6.10 edgy
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected

Notes

jdstrand

not affected on Ubuntu as racoon.conf does not ship with this and has in its commented out section 'exchange_mode main,aggressive'