CVE-2002-1623 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can sniff IKE Aggressive Mode traffic to reveal valid usernames, exposing sensitive identity information.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-1623?
CVE-2002-1623 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Mar 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1623?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Checkpoint Vpn-1 Firewall-1.
How do I fix CVE-2002-1623?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1623 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2002-1623 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1623 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ccfp-7gpg-fg7v.