CVE-2002-1623

Public Exploit

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.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 78.56% Top 5%

Third-Party Advisory cert.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2002-September/001223.html	mailing list
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103176164729351&w=2	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5607	vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/886601	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.nta-monitor.com/news/checkpoint.htm
http://www.checkpoint.com/techsupport/alerts/ike.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/290202	exploit mailing list
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103124812629621&w=2	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10034	vdb entry
http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/5TP040U8AW.html	exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-1623?: CVE-2002-1623 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2002-1623?: To fix CVE-2002-1623, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2002-1623 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2002-1623 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~79% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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