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Vigil@nce: Windows 2008, Vista, IPsec not used
August 2008 by Vigil@nce
SYNTHESIS
The IPsec configuration imported in Windows Server 2008 can be
disabled, which permits an attacker to read the contents of
network packets.
Gravity: 2/4
Consequences: data reading
Provenance: internet client
Means of attack: no proof of concept, no attack
Ability of attacker: expert (4/4)
Confidence: confirmed by the editor (5/5)
Diffusion of the vulnerable configuration: high (3/3)
Creation date: 13/08/2008
Identifier: VIGILANCE-VUL-8013
IMPACTED PRODUCTS
– Microsoft Windows 2008
– Microsoft Windows Vista [confidential versions]
DESCRIPTION
The IPsec protocol is used to encrypt and sign network packets.
When an IPsec policy stored in a Windows Server 2003 domain is
imported in Windows Server 2008, an error occurs and disables
IPsec. The IPsec protocol is thus not used and packets flows in
clear form and without authentication.
An attacker can thus for example capture network packets and read
their contents.
CHARACTERISTICS
Identifiers: 953733, CVE-2008-2246, MS08-047, VIGILANCE-VUL-8013
