CVE-2005-2359

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2005-08-05 · updated 2026-06-16

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

FreeBSD: 5.3, 5.4

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/16244/
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014586
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14394
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21551
http://secunia.com/advisories/16244/
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014586
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14394
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21551

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