CVE-2002-1623

Published: Mar 26, 2005Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other

5.0MEDIUM

NVD MITRE

Description

The design of the Internet Key Exchange (IKE) protocol, when using Aggressive Mode for shared secret authentication, does not encrypt initiator or responder identities during negotiation, which may allow remote attackers to determine valid usernames by (1) monitoring responses before the password is supplied or (2) sniffing, as originally reported for FireWall-1 SecuRemote.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:LAccess Complexity

Low

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:PConfidentiality

Partial

I:NIntegrity

None

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

checkpoint

commercial·ILaka checkpoint firewall, check point firewall-1

vpn-1 firewall-1

Security Products

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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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References

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2002-September/001223.html

lists.grok.org.uk

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103176164729351&w=2

marc.info

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5607

securityfocus.com

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