Symantec Firewall/VPN 100/200/200R Web Frontend Password missing encryption
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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Symantec Firewall and VPN 100/200/200R (Firewall Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Web Frontend Password Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing encryption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-311. The product does not encrypt sensitive or critical information before storage or transmission. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:
Symantec FireWall/VPN Appliance model 200 records a cleartext password for the password administration page, which may be cached on the administrator s local system or in a proxy, which allows attackers to steal the password and gain privileges.
The weakness was released 03/02/2004 by Davide Del Vecchio (Website). The advisory is shared at symantec.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-0190. The attack can only be initiated within the local network. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1600 for this issue.
We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at ftp.symantec.com.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (15212). Additional details are provided at ftp.symantec.com. Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-847.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.1VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8
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Exploiting
Class: Missing encryptionCWE: CWE-311 / CWE-310
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Remote: Partially
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Countermeasures
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Patch: ftp.symantec.com
Timeline
03/02/2004 🔍03/02/2004 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: symantec.comAdvisory: symantec.com
Researcher: Davide Del Vecchio
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2004-0190 (🔍)
X-Force: 15212 - Symantec Firewall/VPN caches administrative password in plain text, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 9784 - Symantec Firewall/VPN Appliance Cached Plaintext Password Vulnerability
Secunia: 11013 - Symantec Firewall / VPN 100/200/200R Exposure of Password, Not Critical
OSVDB: 4117 - Symantec Firewall / VPN Appliance Exposure of Password
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Entry
Created: 03/02/2004 13:23Updated: 06/07/2017 16:01
Changes: 03/02/2004 13:23 (69), 06/07/2017 16:01 (2)
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