SAP Download Manager up to 2.1.142 on Win/Mac Key Generation hard-coded credentials

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A vulnerability was found in SAP Download Manager up to 2.1.142 on Win/Mac. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Key Generation. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded credentials vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-798. The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

SAP Download Manager 2.1.142 and earlier generates an encryption key from a small key space on Windows and Mac systems, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive configuration information by leveraging knowledge of a hardcoded key in the program code and a computer BIOS serial number, aka SAP Security Note 2282338.

The bug was discovered 03/08/2016. The weakness was released 12/14/2016 as 2282338 as confirmed security note (Website). The advisory is shared at packetstormsecurity.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-3685 since 03/29/2016. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/07/2019). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1110.001 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 281 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at 94480.

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Class: Hard-coded credentials
CWE: CWE-798 / CWE-259 / CWE-255
ATT&CK: T1110.001

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03/08/2016 🔍
03/29/2016 +21 days 🔍
12/14/2016 +260 days 🔍
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12/15/2016 +1 days 🔍
07/07/2019 +934 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sap.com

Advisory: 2282338
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-3685 (🔍)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150716
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/15/2016 10:30
Updated: 07/07/2019 20:20
Changes: 12/15/2016 10:30 (55), 07/07/2019 20:20 (6)
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