CVE-2005-2359

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Published Aug 1, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The AES-XCBC-MAC algorithm in IPsec in FreeBSD 5.3 and 5.4, when used for authentication without other encryption, uses a constant key instead of the one that was assigned by the system administrator, which can allow remote attackers to spoof packets to establish an IPsec session.

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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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:5.4:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-2360	The AES-XCBC-MAC algorithm in IPsec in FreeBSD 5.3 and 5.4, when used for authentication without other encryption, uses a constant key instead of the one that was assigned by the system administrator, which can allow remote attackers to spoof packets to establish an IPsec session.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.906% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-05:19.ipsec.asc
http://secunia.com/advisories/16244/
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014586
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14394
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21551

History

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Subscriptions

Freebsd Freebsd

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:22 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: freebsd
Published: Aug 1, 2005, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:22 PM
Reserved: Jul 26, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:14 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 5, 2005, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:14 PM

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