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A vulnerability was found in OpenVPN up to 2.0.7 (Network Encryption Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code block of the component Management Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cleartext storage vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-312. The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and availability. CVE summarizes:
OpenVPN 2.0.7 and earlier, when configured to use the --management option with an IP that is not 127.0.0.1, uses a cleartext password for TCP sessions to the management interface, which might allow remote attackers to view sensitive information or cause a denial of service.
The bug was discovered 05/03/2006. The weakness was shared 05/03/2006 by c0redump as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-2229 since 05/05/2006. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1555.
After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21330 (OpenVPN Unprotected Management Interface), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context r.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (26284) and Tenable (21330).
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Exploiting
Class: Cleartext storageCWE: CWE-312 / CWE-310
ATT&CK: T1555
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 21330
Nessus Name: OpenVPN Unprotected Management Interface
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Timeline
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Sources
Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔Researcher: c0redump
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2006-2229 (🔍)
X-Force: 26284
Vulnerability Center: 11396 - OpenVPN Allows Remotely Managing It With No Authentication, High
OSVDB: 25660 - OpenVPN --management Option Cleartext Password Disclosure
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 03/12/2015 12:19Updated: 06/17/2019 16:55
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (65), 06/17/2019 16:55 (2)
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