AES-XCBC-MAC Algorithm Vulnerability in IPsec

CVE-2005-2359 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

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.

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