CVE-2002-1623

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Published Mar 26, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 48.6% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:vpn-1_firewall-1:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:vpn-1_firewall-1:4.1:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 48.6% (48.573% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

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

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Checkpoint Vpn-1 Firewall-1

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 3:34 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 26, 2005, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 3:34 AM
Reserved: Mar 26, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:59 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 31, 2002, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:59 PM

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