Cisco PIX Firewall Manager 4.3(2)g pfm.log cleartext storage

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Cisco PIX Firewall Manager 4.3(2)g (Firewall Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the file pfm.log. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cleartext storage vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-312. The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Cisco PIX firewall manager (PFM) 4.3(2)g logs the enable password in plaintext in the pfm.log file, which could allow local users to obtain the password by reading the file.

The weakness was published 10/10/2001 with Novacoast as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2001-1098. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1555.

By approaching the search of inurl:pfm.log it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (7265).

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cleartext storage
CWE: CWE-312 / CWE-310
ATT&CK: T1555

Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined
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Timelineinfo

10/10/2001 🔍
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07/09/2014 +4655 days 🔍
04/09/2019 +1735 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Organization: Novacoast
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-1098 (🔍)
X-Force: 7265 - Cisco PIX Firewall Manager plaintext password
SecurityFocus: 3419 - Cisco PIX Firewall Manager Plaintext Password Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 07/09/2014 15:42
Updated: 04/09/2019 12:21
Changes: 07/09/2014 15:42 (42), 04/09/2019 12:21 (16)
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