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A vulnerability was found in CoSoSys Endpoint Protector Appliace 4 (unknown version) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
The CoSoSys Endpoint Protector 4 appliance establishes an EPProot password based entirely on the appliance serial number, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack.
The weakness was disclosed 09/17/2012 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-2994 since 05/30/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.
The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62942 (CoSoSys Endpoint Protector 4 Predictable Password), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc..
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 (78737) and Tenable (62942).
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068
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Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 62942
Nessus Name: CoSoSys Endpoint Protector 4 Predictable Password
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Timeline
05/30/2012 🔍09/17/2012 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: kb.cert.orgStatus: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2012-2994 (🔍)
X-Force: 78737
Vulnerability Center: 37324 - CoSoSys Endpoint Protector 4 Remote Weak Generated Passwords, Medium
SecurityFocus: 55570 - CoSoSys Endpoint Protector CVE-2012-2994 Predictable Password Generation Vulnerability
Secunia: 50604
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 03/24/2015 12:22Updated: 12/13/2021 22:56
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (58), 04/21/2017 13:23 (7), 12/13/2021 22:56 (3)
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