CVE-2005-2359
mediumpriority · track · 20EPSS 0.009 · 60 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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affected products (3)
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references (8)
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/16244/enisa_euvd
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014586enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14394enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21551enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16244/PatchVendor Advisorynvd
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014586nvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14394nvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21551nvd
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